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Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730

Portability
81
Imaging
57
Features
75
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
33
Overall
37

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Key Specs

Panasonic LX100 II
(Full Review)
  • 17MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-75mm (F1.7-2.8) lens
  • 392g - 115 x 66 x 64mm
  • Revealed August 2018
  • Replaced the Panasonic LX100
Sony W730
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-224mm (F3.3-6.3) lens
  • 122g - 93 x 52 x 22mm
  • Revealed January 2013
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Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Overview

Here is a extensive overview of the Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the LX100 II (17MP) and the W730 (16MP) is relatively well matched but the LX100 II (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizing.

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The LX100 II was revealed 5 years later than the W730 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the LX100 II grades versus the W730 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LX100 II over the Sony W730

 LX100 II W730 
RevealedAugust 2018January 2013Fresher by 69 months
Manual focus More precise focus
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1240k230kClearer screen (+1010k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W730 over the Panasonic LX100 II

 W730 LX100 II 

Common features in the Panasonic LX100 II and Sony W730

 LX100 II W730 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Physical Comparison

When you are planning to carry your camera, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic LX100 II provides external measurements of 115mm x 66mm x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the LX100 II vs the W730.

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the LX100 II and W730 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor sizing purely by looking at specs. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the LX100 II and W730.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The LX100 II using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic LX100 II will give you greater detail because of its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The younger LX100 II should have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 sensor size comparison

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic LX100 II Portrait photography advice
Sony W730 Portrait photography advice
74
focusing manually
MP count good (17 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection focusing
exports RAW files
35
decent megapixels (16MP)
has face detection focus
no manual focus
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic LX100 II Street photography advice
Sony W730 Street photography advice
77
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
offers focus by touch
great ISO range (25,600)
screen does not articulate
67
image stabilization (Optical)
supports focus by touch
lighter than competition in class (122 grams)
no articulating screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic LX100 II
Sports photography with Sony W730
71
quiet mode (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (17MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking autofocus
good battery power (340 CIPA)
lacks phase detect AF
41
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
max frames per second very slow (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic LX100 II as a Travel photography camera
Sony W730 as a Travel photography camera
78
good battery power (340 per charge)
supports bluetooth
offers focus by touch
MP count good (17 megapixels)
fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.7)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
71
lighter than competition in class (122 grams)
supports focus by touch
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (25mm)
no Timelapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic LX100 II Landscape photography features
Sony W730 Landscape photography features
76
focusing manually
fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.7)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (17 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
good battery power (340 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
39
rather wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
tiny screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not available
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LX100 II Vlogging info
Sony W730 Vlogging info
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fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.7)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focusing
video res high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
lack of external microphone support
34
rather wide (25mm)
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
lighter than competition in class (122 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external microphone jack
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Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony W730 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LX100 II and Sony W730
 Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 IISony Cyber-shot DSC-W730
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730
Class Large Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2018-08-22 2013-01-08
Body design Large Sensor Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 17 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4736 x 3552 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 25600 3200
Lowest native ISO 200 100
RAW images
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 49 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-75mm (3.1x) 25-224mm (9.0x)
Highest aperture f/1.7-2.8 f/3.3-6.3
Macro focusing range 3cm 5cm
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Resolution of screen 1,240k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech - TFT LCD display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 1800 seconds 2 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting speed 11.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100) 2.80 m
Flash modes no built-in flash Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, Advanced Flash
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB DMW-BLE9 lithium-ion battery & USB charger USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 392 gr (0.86 pounds) 122 gr (0.27 pounds)
Dimensions 115 x 66 x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") 93 x 52 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 340 pictures 240 pictures
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BN
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Price at launch $998 $138