Panasonic FX75 vs Panasonic LX7

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic FX75 and Panasonic LX7, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the FX75 (14MP) and LX7 (10MP) and the FX75 (1/2.3") and LX7 (1/1.7") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The FX75 was revealed 3 years earlier than the LX7 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FX75 grades vs the LX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FX75 Gallery and Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FX75 has outer measurements of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Panasonic LX7 has measurements of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FX75 and Panasonic LX7 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the FX75 versus the LX7.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the FX75 and LX7 is 94 and 86 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FX75 and LX7.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FX75 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic FX75 will give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FX75 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.