Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic SZ7

Below is a detailed analysis of the Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic SZ7, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and SZ7 (14MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and SZ7 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The FS7 was revealed 4 years before the SZ7 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FS7 matches up against the SZ7 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-SZ7. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Panasonic SZ7 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS7 offers outer dimensions 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 SZ7 has dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FS7 against the SZ7.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FS7 and SZ7 is 95 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FS7 and SZ7.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS7 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Panasonic SZ7 will provide extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FS7 will be behind in sensor technology.