Panasonic G7 vs Panasonic LX10

Below, we are contrasting the Panasonic G7 versus Panasonic LX10, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Panasonic. The resolution of the G7 (16MP) and the LX10 (20MP) is fairly similar but the G7 (Four Thirds) and LX10 (1") feature totally different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The G7 was brought out 16 months earlier than the LX10 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the G7 matches up versus the LX10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic G7 Gallery & Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G7 provides exterior dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic G7 versus Panasonic LX10 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the G7 versus the LX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G7 and LX10 is 71 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading technical specs. The image here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G7 and LX10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The G7 featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic LX10 will deliver extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged G7 is going to be behind in sensor tech.