Panasonic G7 vs Sony S2100

Lets look closer at the Panasonic G7 vs Sony S2100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the G7 (16MP) and S2100 (12MP) and the G7 (Four Thirds) and S2100 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The G7 was unveiled 5 years later than the S2100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony S2100 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the G7 grades vs the S2100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S2100. The full galleries are available at Panasonic G7 Gallery & Sony S2100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G7 has got exterior measurements of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony S2100 has proportions of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the G7 versus the S2100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G7 and S2100 is 71 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The graphic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the G7 and S2100.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G7 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G7 will result in greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher G7 should have an edge in sensor innovation.