Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic ZS7

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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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.

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

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.