Nikon P330 vs Panasonic LX5

Let's look a little more in depth at the Nikon P330 and Panasonic LX5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. The resolution of the P330 (12MP) and the LX5 (10MP) is fairly close but the P330 (1/1.7") and LX5 (1/1.63") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The P330 was introduced 15 months later than the LX5 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the P330 grades vs the LX5 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon P330 Gallery & Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P330 provides external measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX5 has dimensions of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon P330 and Panasonic LX5 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the P330 and the LX5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the P330 and LX5 is 92 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements just by looking through specs. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the P330 and LX5.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The P330 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon P330 will provide you with extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern P330 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.