Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic S3

Following is a thorough analysis of the Panasonic FS7 versus Panasonic S3, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and S3 (14MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and S3 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FS7 was manufactured 23 months earlier than the S3 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic S3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FS7 scores vs the S3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Panasonic S3 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS7 has got outside 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 S3 has sizing of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FS7 versus the S3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and S3 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over technical specs. The image below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FS7 and S3.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FS7 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Panasonic S3 will offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots far more aggressively. The more aged FS7 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.