Panasonic FS7 vs Sony HX300

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FS7 and Sony HX300, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and HX300 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The FS7 was manufactured 5 years prior to the HX300 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the FS7 matches up versus the HX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS7 offers exterior dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has sizing of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FS7 and Sony HX300 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the FS7 compared to the HX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS7 and HX300 is 95 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FS7 and HX300.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FS7 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony HX300 will give more detail due to its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged FS7 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.