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Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7

Portability
90
Imaging
54
Features
62
Overall
57
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 front
Portability
91
Imaging
35
Features
33
Overall
34

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Key Specs

Panasonic GF8
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 266g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
  • Announced February 2016
  • Old Model is Panasonic GF7
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
  • Revealed July 2011
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-TZ10
  • Successor is Panasonic ZS8
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Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Overview

Its time to look more in depth at the Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the GF8 (16MP) and ZS7 (12MP) and the GF8 (Four Thirds) and ZS7 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GF8 was launched 4 years later than the ZS7 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS7 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the GF8 grades against the ZS7 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF8 over the Panasonic ZS7

 GF8 ZS7 
RevealedFebruary 2016July 2011More recent by 56 months
Focus manually More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1040k460kSharper screen (+580k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS7 over the Panasonic GF8

 ZS7 GF8 

Common features in the Panasonic GF8 and Panasonic ZS7

 GF8 ZS7 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GF8 features external dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS7 has specifications 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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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the GF8 and the ZS7.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF8 and ZS7 is 90 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GF8 and ZS7.

As you can tell, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GF8 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GF8 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent GF8 provides an advantage in sensor tech.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF8 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic ZS7 as a Portrait photography camera
65
has manual focus
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with face detect autofocus
saves RAW files
external flash not possible
21
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
MP count low (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Street photography features
Panasonic ZS7 Street photography features
80
tilting screen
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
has focus by touch
great ISO range (25,600)
no image stabilization
60
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (218 grams)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Sports photography information
Panasonic ZS7 Sports photography information
49
quiet shutter (1/16,000 seconds)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking focus
low maximum shutter speed (1/500 seconds)
continuous shooting slow (5.8 frames/s)
no image stabilization
bad battery (230 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
27
image stabilization (Optical)
max fps low (2.0 frames per second)
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GF8
Travel photography with Panasonic ZS7
66
has focus by touch
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
lack of Time Lapse function
bad battery (230 shots)
display isn't selfie friendly
63
lighter than others in class (218g)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
great zoom (300mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
MP count low (12MP)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Landscape photography features
Panasonic ZS7 Landscape photography features
65
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
saves RAW files
no image stabilization
bad battery (230 shots)
lack of Time Lapse function
38
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
MP count low (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
lack of Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Vlogging features
Panasonic ZS7 Vlogging features
33
screen is touchscreen
comes with face detect autofocus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
lack of mic support
30
reasonably wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (218g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of mic support
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Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF8 and Panasonic ZS7
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
Also Known as - Lumix DMC-TZ10
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2016-02-15 2011-07-19
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine 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 16 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4592 x 3448 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 25600 6400
Min native ISO 200 80
RAW support
Min boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
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 distance - 3cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Screen resolution 1,040k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/500 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting rate 5.8 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 5.60 m (at ISO 200) 5.30 m
Flash settings Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash on, flash on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, flash off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD Lite
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 266 grams (0.59 pounds) 218 grams (0.48 pounds)
Physical dimensions 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") 103 x 60 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 230 images -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3-shot/10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Cost at launch $549 $350