Nikon P300 vs Panasonic LX5

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon P300 versus Panasonic LX5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Nikon and Panasonic. The resolution of the P300 (12MP) and the LX5 (10MP) is fairly well matched but the P300 (1/2.3") and LX5 (1/1.63") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The P300 was launched 6 months before the LX5 and they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the P300 grades vs the LX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon P300 Gallery & Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon P300 offers outer measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 189 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Panasonic LX5 has sizing of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the P300 compared to the LX5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the P300 and LX5 is 92 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to see the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking technical specs. The pic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the P300 and LX5.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The P300 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Nikon P300 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively.