Panasonic G100 vs Sony HX80

The following is a extensive overview of the Panasonic G100 and Sony HX80, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the G100 (20MP) and the HX80 (18MP) is pretty close but the G100 (Four Thirds) and HX80 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The G100 was brought out 4 years after the HX80 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the G100 scores against the HX80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic G100 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic G100 enjoys outside measurements of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") and a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the G100 versus the HX80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G100 and HX80 is 81 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by researching a spec sheet. The picture here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the G100 and HX80.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The G100 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G100 will provide you with extra detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher G100 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.