Panasonic SZ7 vs Sony HX400V

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic SZ7 vs Sony HX400V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the SZ7 (14MP) and HX400V (20MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SZ7 was unveiled 3 years prior to the HX400V and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the SZ7 grades vs the HX400V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic SZ7 Gallery and Sony HX400V Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic SZ7 enjoys physical dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony HX400V has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic SZ7 vs Sony HX400V in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the SZ7 and the HX400V.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ7 and HX400V is 95 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SZ7 and HX400V.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You should count on the Sony HX400V to give extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SZ7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.