Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS7

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic GX7 versus Panasonic ZS7, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX7 (16MP) and ZS7 (12MP) and the GX7 (Four Thirds) and ZS7 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GX7 was introduced 2 years later than the ZS7 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS7 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GX7 matches up against the ZS7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX7 Gallery & Panasonic ZS7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GX7 offers outer dimensions of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS7 has specifications of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the GX7 against the ZS7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX7 and ZS7 is 81 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor sizing simply by seeing specifications. The graphic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX7 and ZS7.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GX7 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX7 will produce greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The fresher GX7 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.