Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic LX7

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic LX7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FZ150 (12MP) and the LX7 (10MP) is fairly similar but the FZ150 (1/2.3") and LX7 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ150 was brought out 6 months prior to the LX7 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the FZ150 scores vs the LX7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ150 offers physical dimensions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) and the Panasonic LX7 has specifications of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic LX7 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ150 compared to the LX7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ150 and LX7 is 67 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ150 and LX7.

Clearly, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ150 due to its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh more difficult and the Panasonic FZ150 will offer you extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively.