Panasonic GF7 vs Sony H70

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic GF7 and Sony H70, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the GF7 (16MP) and the H70 (16MP) is relatively close but the GF7 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The GF7 was released 4 years later than the H70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the GF7 grades versus the H70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic GF7 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF7 offers outside dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the GF7 versus the H70.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the GF7 and H70 is 90 and 93 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing just by viewing a spec sheet. The visual below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF7 and H70.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with the identical MP albeit not the same sensor sizing. The GF7 contains the bigger sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field simpler. The more modern GF7 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.