Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax VS20

Its time to examine more closely at the Panasonic FS7 vs Pentax VS20, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and VS20 (16MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and VS20 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The FS7 was unveiled 4 years prior to the VS20 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax VS20 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FS7 matches up against the VS20 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 and Pentax Optio VS20. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FS7 Gallery and Pentax VS20 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FS7 provides physical measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Pentax VS20 has measurements of 111mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 235 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FS7 compared to the VS20.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FS7 and VS20 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions simply by checking a spec sheet. The picture here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FS7 and VS20.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FS7 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax VS20 will give you extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FS7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.