Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic FZ80

Below is a complete comparison of the Panasonic FS7 and Panasonic FZ80, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and FZ80 (18MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and FZ80 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The FS7 was announced 9 years earlier than the FZ80 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the FS7 grades vs the FZ80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS7 provides outside dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ80 has dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") and a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the FS7 against the FZ80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and FZ80 is 95 and 63 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FS7 and FZ80.

All in all, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FS7 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FZ80 will resolve more detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The older FS7 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.