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Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10

Portability
81
Imaging
62
Features
76
Overall
67
Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Panasonic G100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 3840 x 1920 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 352g - 116 x 83 x 54mm
  • Introduced June 2020
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Announced March 2014
  • Updated by Sony RX10 II
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Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Its time to look more in depth at the Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the G100 (20MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is fairly close but the G100 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G100 was brought out 6 years after the RX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the G100 matches up vs the RX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic G100 over the Sony RX10

 G100 RX10 
AnnouncedJune 2020March 2014Newer by 77 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Display resolution1840k1290kCrisper display (+550k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Panasonic G100

 RX10 G100 

Common features in the Panasonic G100 and Sony RX10

 G100 RX10 
Focus manually Dial precise focusing
Display size3"3"Same display sizing

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to travel with your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G100 has external dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") having a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the G100 against the RX10.

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G100 and RX10 is 81 and 58 respectively.

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The pic here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the G100 and RX10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with the identical megapixel count but not the same sensor dimensions. The G100 has got the larger sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult. The more modern G100 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic G100 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Portrait photography camera
77
manual focus
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
70
focusing manually
good resolution (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
features face detect autofocus
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic G100 Street photography details
Sony RX10 Street photography details
78
fully articulated screen
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
supports touch focus
very good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
72
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
environment sealing
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic G100 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Sports photography camera
56
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
max shutter speed is low (1/500 seconds)
lack of image stabilization
low battery power (270 CIPA)
lacks phase detect autofocus
67
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
environment sealing
great battery life (420 per charge)
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic G100 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX10 Travel photography highlights
78
connects via bluetooth
supports touch focus
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
low battery power (270 shots)
58
great battery life (420 per charge)
environment sealing
good resolution (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
no Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic G100
Landscape photography with Sony RX10
71
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
MP count decent (20MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
very good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
low battery power (270 shots)
63
focusing manually
quite wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
delivers RAW files
environment sealing
great battery life (420 shots)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic G100 Vlogging advice
Sony RX10 Vlogging advice
78
selfie friendly screen
built-in touchscreen
supports face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 1920 pxls)
comes with external microphone port
lack of image stabilization
30
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes mic socket
slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Panasonic G100 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic G100 and Sony RX10
 Panasonic Lumix DC-G100Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2020-06-24 2014-03-20
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 5184 x 3888 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 25600 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 200 125
RAW files
Minimum enhanced ISO 100 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 49 25
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture - f/2.8
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of display 1,840 thousand dots 1,290 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display technology - WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 3,680 thousand dots 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.73x 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/500s 1/3200s
Fastest quiet shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shutter rate 10.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.60 m (at ISO 100) 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye redduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 1920 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC3840 x 1920 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC3840 x 1920 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 3840x1920 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 352g (0.78 lbs) 813g (1.79 lbs)
Physical dimensions 116 x 83 x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life 270 images 420 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Price at release $698 $698