Panasonic FS7 vs Sony H55

On this page, we are comparing the Panasonic FS7 and Sony H55, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and H55 (14MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and H55 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The FS7 was brought out 17 months before the H55 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FS7 scores versus the H55 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery and Sony H55 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS7 comes with physical dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony H55 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FS7 and Sony H55 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the FS7 against the H55.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and H55 is 95 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing specs. The pic below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FS7 and H55.

All in all, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FS7 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony H55 will offer you greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged FS7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.