Panasonic F5 vs Sony QX100

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.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic F5 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

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).

Analyze the Panasonic F5 and Sony QX100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

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.

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

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.