Panasonic FS7 vs Sony S980

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic FS7 versus Sony S980, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the FS7 (10MP) and the S980 (12MP) is very well matched but the FS7 (1/2.5") and S980 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The FS7 was released about the same time to the S980 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony S980 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the FS7 grades against the S980 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Sony S980 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FS7 comes with outer 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 Sony S980 has proportions of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FS7 versus Sony S980 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FS7 compared to the S980.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS7 and S980 is 95 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes merely by reading through specs. The pic here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FS7 and S980.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FS7 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Sony S980 will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively.