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Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7

Portability
88
Imaging
48
Features
50
Overall
48
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 front
Portability
91
Imaging
35
Features
33
Overall
34

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Key Specs

Panasonic GF2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 310g - 113 x 68 x 33mm
  • Introduced February 2011
  • Old Model is Panasonic GF1
  • Later Model is Panasonic GF3
Panasonic ZS7
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-300mm (F3.3-4.9) lens
  • 218g - 103 x 60 x 33mm
  • Announced July 2011
  • Also referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ10
  • Later Model is Panasonic ZS8
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Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Overview

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the GF2 (12MP) and the ZS7 (12MP) is pretty close but the GF2 (Four Thirds) and ZS7 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The GF2 was unveiled 4 months prior to the ZS7 which means that they are of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS7 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short overview of how the GF2 matches up vs the ZS7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF2 over the Panasonic ZS7

 GF2 ZS7 
Focus manually Dial precise focus
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS7 over the Panasonic GF2

 ZS7 GF2 

Common features in the Panasonic GF2 and Panasonic ZS7

 GF2 ZS7 
AnnouncedFebruary 2011July 2011Same age
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen sizing
Screen resolution460k460kSame screen resolution
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GF2 offers outside dimensions of 113mm x 68mm x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS7 has measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the GF2 against the ZS7.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF2 and ZS7 is 88 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing a spec sheet. The pic below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF2 and ZS7.

Clearly, the two cameras provide the same megapixel count albeit different sensor dimensions. The GF2 comes with the bigger sensor which will make obtaining shallow DOF easier.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Portrait photography info
Panasonic ZS7 Portrait photography info
60
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
21
manual focus not available
no external flash support
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Street photography advice
Panasonic ZS7 Street photography advice
65
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
60
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (218g)
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic ZS7 as a Sports photography camera
38
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
max fps very slow (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
bad battery (300 per charge)
does not have phase detect AF
27
image stabilization (Optical)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 frames/s)
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
Photography Glossary

Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Travel photography advice
Panasonic ZS7 Travel photography advice
52
built-in flash
lack of Timelapse mode
bad battery (300 shots)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
63
lighter than others in class (218 grams)
has built in flash
decently wide (25mm)
long zoom (300mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
low resolution (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Landscape photography details
Panasonic ZS7 Landscape photography details
55
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
bad battery (300 per charge)
lack of Timelapse mode
38
decently wide (25mm)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
missing Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic ZS7 Vlogging highlights
32
has touchscreen
features face detection focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
lack of external microphone jack
30
decently wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (218 grams)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic jack
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Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF2 and Panasonic ZS7
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
General Information
Brand Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
Also called - Lumix DMC-TZ10
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2011-02-24 2011-07-19
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine FHD Venus Engine HD II
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 6400 6400
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 23 11
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-300mm (12.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.3-4.9
Macro focus range - 3cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 2.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 6.00 m 5.30 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format AVCHD, Motion JPEG AVCHD Lite
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 310g (0.68 lbs) 218g (0.48 lbs)
Physical dimensions 113 x 68 x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") 103 x 60 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 54 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 506 not tested
Other
Battery life 300 shots -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Price at launch $330 $350