Panasonic FS7 vs Sony HX350

Below is a in depth overview of the Panasonic FS7 and Sony HX350, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and HX350 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The FS7 was manufactured 9 years before the HX350 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FS7 matches up versus the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FS7 offers exterior dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony HX350 has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") accompanied by a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FS7 versus the HX350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and HX350 is 95 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FS7 and HX350.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS7 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony HX350 will result in greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older FS7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.