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Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10

Portability
93
Imaging
35
Features
36
Overall
35
Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 front
Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
41
Overall
39

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Key Specs

Panasonic 3D1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.9-5.7) lens
  • 193g - 108 x 58 x 24mm
  • Announced November 2011
Sony TX10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 133g - 96 x 56 x 18mm
  • Released August 2011
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Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Overview

Here, we will be reviewing the Panasonic 3D1 and Sony TX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the 3D1 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 3D1 was brought out 3 months after the TX10 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic 3D1 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the 3D1 grades versus the TX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic 3D1 over the Sony TX10

 3D1 TX10 
Screen size3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")

Reasons to pick Sony TX10 over the Panasonic 3D1

 TX10 3D1 
Screen resolution921k460kClearer screen (+461k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic 3D1 and Sony TX10

 3D1 TX10 
ReleasedNovember 2011August 2011Similar age
Manually focus No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic 3D1 features external dimensions of 108mm x 58mm x 24mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony TX10 has measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the 3D1 versus the TX10.

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the 3D1 and TX10 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at specs. The image here may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 3D1 and TX10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony TX10 to give greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively.

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 Portrait photography highlights
Sony TX10 Portrait photography highlights
26
provides face detection focusing
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
external flash not possible
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
30
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 Street photography features
Sony TX10 Street photography features
61
built in image stabilization (Optical)
includes touch to focus
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
67
image stabilization (Optical)
has focus via touch
weather proofing
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 Sports photography features
Sony TX10 Sports photography features
30
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides tracking autofocus
low max shutter speed (1/1,300s)
no shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
bad battery (200 per charge)
lack of phase detect AF
44
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 Travel photography advice
Sony TX10 Travel photography advice
59
includes touch to focus
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
bad battery (200 shots)
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
71
weather proofing
has focus via touch
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
pretty wide (25mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 Landscape photography factors
Sony TX10 Landscape photography factors
35
reasonably wide (25mm)
bigger than average screen (3.5 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
no manual exposure
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
bad battery (200 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse recording
46
pretty wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
weather proofing
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
does not have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic 3D1 as a Vlogging camera
Sony TX10 as a Vlogging camera
34
reasonably wide (25mm)
screen is touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of external mic support
34
pretty wide (25mm)
touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
does not have mic port
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Panasonic 3D1 vs Sony TX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic 3D1 and Sony TX10
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
Class Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2011-11-07 2011-08-16
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor - BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 6400 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-100mm (4.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.9-5.7 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus distance 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.5 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 460k dot 921k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT Full Touch Screen with AR coating XtraFine LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 2 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/1300 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed - 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.50 m 3.70 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 193 gr (0.43 lb) 133 gr (0.29 lb)
Physical dimensions 108 x 58 x 24mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 0.9") 96 x 56 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 200 shots -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery model - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Launch price $670 $309