Panasonic FH25 vs Sony RX100 VII

Its time to look more in depth at the Panasonic FH25 and Sony RX100 VII, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the FH25 (16MP) and the RX100 VII (20MP) is relatively close but the FH25 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") offer different sensor sizes.

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The FH25 was announced 9 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a simple overview of how the FH25 matches up against the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FH25 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH25 has got external measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VII has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the FH25 against the RX100 VII.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and RX100 VII is 94 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The visual below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FH25 and RX100 VII.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FH25 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 VII will result in greater detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older FH25 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.