Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony WX1

The following is a detailed overview of the Panasonic LX100 II vs Sony WX1, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the LX100 II (17MP) and WX1 (10MP) and the LX100 II (Four Thirds) and WX1 (1/2.4") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The LX100 II was manufactured 9 years after the WX1 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the LX100 II matches up vs the WX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX100 II Gallery & Sony WX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX100 II offers outer dimensions of 115mm x 66mm x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") accompanied by a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Sony WX1 has sizing of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the LX100 II compared to the WX1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the LX100 II and WX1 is 81 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by looking at specs. The image here may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the LX100 II and WX1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The LX100 II featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic LX100 II will give you extra detail due to its extra 7MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images much more aggressively. The younger LX100 II provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.