Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic ZS15

Below is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic GF7 versus Panasonic ZS15, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the GF7 (16MP) and ZS15 (12MP) and the GF7 (Four Thirds) and ZS15 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The GF7 was revealed 2 years later than the ZS15 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the GF7 matches up against the ZS15 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic GF7 Gallery and Panasonic ZS15 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF7 provides external measurements of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS15 has proportions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the GF7 versus the ZS15.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF7 and ZS15 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the GF7 and ZS15.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GF7 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GF7 will offer more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger GF7 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.