Nikon D7000 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D7000 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D7000 was introduced in November 2010 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 was introduced in April 2012. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D7000 over Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 over Nikon D7000.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D7000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 have 3.0" screens with 921k dot and 460k dot resolutions respectively. Nikon D7000 has a Fixed screen Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.

Viewfinder

Nikon D7000 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderPanasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. They both have 100% coverage.

Nikon D7000 features a 16.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 368.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 features a 12.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400.

Nikon D7000 is equipped with EXPEED 2 processor and can take pictures up to 4928 x 3264 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3696 x 2448, 2464 x 1632 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2672, 4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1840, 2992 x 2992, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1440, 2448 x 2448, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1920, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1536 x 1536, 640 x 480, 480 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has an image stabilization.

Bluetooth on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. Nikon D7000 has a Mini Type C HDMI and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D7000 comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 1050 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D7000 has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slots. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D7000 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D7000, and up to 1/2000 sec on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. Nikon D7000 can shoot continuously up to 6.0 fps. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 can shoot continuously up to 12.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D7000 has 39 (9 cross-type) focusing points and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 has 23 focusing points. Nikon D7000 has detection range from -1 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D7000 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D7000 and ±2 range on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D7000 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D7000 and 9.50 m on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or Wireless connection to Nikon D7000. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D7000.

Nikon D7000 body has dimensions of 132 x 105 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.13 x 3.03") and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 body has dimensions of 124 x 82 x 92 mm (4.88 x 3.23 x 3.62"). Nikon D7000 weighs 780 g (1.72 lb / 27.51 oz) and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 weighs 528 g (1.16 lb / 18.62 oz).

Nikon D7000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

132 mm

105 mm

124 mm

82 mm

105 mm

82 mm

77 mm

92 mm