Panasonic GF7 vs Pentax P80

Below is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GF7 vs Pentax P80, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the GF7 (16MP) and P80 (12MP) and the GF7 (Four Thirds) and P80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The GF7 was brought out 5 years later than the P80 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the GF7 matches up against the P80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 & Pentax Optio P80. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GF7 Gallery & Pentax P80 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF7 enjoys outer dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Pentax P80 has sizing of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the GF7 against the P80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GF7 and P80 is 90 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The visual underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF7 and P80.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GF7 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GF7 will offer greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent GF7 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.