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Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100

Portability
96
Imaging
38
Features
23
Overall
32
Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
51
Features
44
Overall
48

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Panasonic F5
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.2-6.5) lens
  • 121g - 97 x 58 x 22mm
  • Introduced January 2013
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Display
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Introduced September 2013
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Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Overview

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic F5 and Sony QX100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the F5 (14MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the F5 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") have different sensor dimensions.

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The F5 was introduced 8 months prior to the QX100 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the F5 matches up vs the QX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic F5 over the Sony QX100

 F5 QX100 
Display dimensions2.7""Larger display (+2.7")
Display resolution230k0kSharper display (+230k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony QX100 over the Panasonic F5

 QX100 F5 
IntroducedSeptember 2013January 2013More modern by 8 months
Focus manually Very precise focus
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Panasonic F5 and Sony QX100

 F5 QX100 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic F5 offers outside measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony QX100 has specifications of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the F5 compared to the QX100.

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the F5 and QX100 is 96 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through specifications. The pic underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the F5 and QX100.

Plainly, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The F5 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony QX100 will give you more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged F5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 sensor size comparison

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic F5 Portrait photography factors
Sony QX100 Portrait photography factors
29
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
53
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
offers face detect focus
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic F5 as a Street photography camera
Sony QX100 as a Street photography camera
56
lighter than others (121 grams)
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
71
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
includes touch to focus
fixed screen
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic F5 Sports photography advice
Sony QX100 Sports photography advice
33
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
slow frames per second (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
55
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
low battery (200 shots)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic F5 as a Travel photography camera
Sony QX100 as a Travel photography camera
68
lighter than others (121g)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
missing Time Lapse mode
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.2)
69
includes touch to focus
decent megapixels (20MP)
really wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
lack of Time Lapse mode
low battery (200 per charge)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic F5 Landscape photography features
Sony QX100 Landscape photography features
33
relatively wide (28mm)
megapixel count good (14MP)
no manual focus
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
small screen (2.7")
manual mode not possible
does not have image stabilization
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
missing Time Lapse mode
54
you can focus manually
really wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
screen is somewhat small ( inches)
lack of manual exposure
doesn't have RAW format
low battery (200 per charge)
lack of Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic F5 Vlogging highlights
Sony QX100 Vlogging highlights
28
relatively wide (28mm)
lighter than others (121g)
slow max aperture (f3.2)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing external mic support
38
really wide (28mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of mic support
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Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic F5 and Sony QX100
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100
Class Small Sensor Compact Lens-style
Introduced 2013-01-07 2013-09-05
Physical type Compact Lens-style
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 6400
Min native ISO 100 160
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-140mm (5.0x) 28-100mm (3.6x)
Maximal aperture f/3.2-6.5 f/1.8-4.9
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7" -
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 0 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT LCD Depends on connected smartphone
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 8 secs 4 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 1.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.70 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro None
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 121g (0.27 lbs) 179g (0.39 lbs)
Physical dimensions 97 x 58 x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") 63 x 63 x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2")
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 250 shots 200 shots
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BN,
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2, 10 secs)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC, Memory Stick Micro
Card slots One One
Launch price $100 $268