Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic GF7

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic FS7 versus Panasonic GF7, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both offered by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and GF7 (16MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and GF7 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FS7 was launched 7 years prior to the GF7 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the FS7 scores against the GF7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Panasonic GF7 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS7 features physical measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Panasonic GF7 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FS7 versus the GF7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and GF7 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FS7 and GF7.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS7 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic GF7 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FS7 is going to be behind in sensor tech.