Panasonic G10 vs Sony NEX-7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic G10 and Sony NEX-7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and NEX-7 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The G10 was unveiled 16 months before the NEX-7 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the G10 scores vs the NEX-7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic G10 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G10 has outside measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the G10 against the NEX-7.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G10 and NEX-7 is 72 and 84 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the G10 and NEX-7.

Clearly, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The G10 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony NEX-7 will offer extra detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older G10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.