Panasonic ZS7 vs Sony H50

The following is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic ZS7 vs Sony H50, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the ZS7 (12MP) and H50 (9MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ZS7 was announced 2 years after the H50 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the ZS7 scores against the H50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic ZS7 Gallery & Sony H50 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS7 comes with outer dimensions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs) and the Sony H50 has specifications of 116mm x 81mm x 86mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.4") having a weight of 547 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the ZS7 and the H50.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS7 and H50 is 91 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at specs. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS7 and H50.

All in all, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic ZS7 to give you greater detail with its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher ZS7 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.