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Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
29
Overall
33
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Panasonic FH6
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.5-6.4) lens
  • 119g - 96 x 56 x 20mm
  • Introduced January 2012
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Announced March 2014
  • Successor is Sony RX10 II
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Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Following is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic FH6 versus Sony RX10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") offer different sensor measurements.

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The FH6 was announced 3 years before the RX10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the FH6 scores versus the RX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH6 over the Sony RX10

 FH6 RX10 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Panasonic FH6

 RX10 FH6 
AnnouncedMarch 2014January 2012More modern by 26 months
Manually focus More accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimensions3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1290k230kClearer screen (+1060k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FH6 and Sony RX10

 FH6 RX10 
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

If you are planning to carry around your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH6 offers exterior measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) and the Sony RX10 has specifications of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FH6 versus Sony RX10 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the FH6 against the RX10.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FH6 and RX10 is 96 and 58 respectively.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Often, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The pic here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FH6 and RX10.

All in all, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FH6 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX10 will provide you with greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH6 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FH6
Portrait photography with Sony RX10
33
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
features face detection focusing
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
70
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
includes face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic FH6
Street photography with Sony RX10
63
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (119g)
screen is fixed
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
72
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proof
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Sports photography features
Sony RX10 Sports photography features
39
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
better than average battery life (280 CIPA)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
weather proof
better than average battery life (420 CIPA)
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Travel photography information
Sony RX10 Travel photography information
70
better than average battery life (280 shots)
lighter than others in class (119 grams)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.5)
58
better than average battery life (420 per charge)
weather proof
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
built-in flash
really wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
does not have selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Landscape photography information
Sony RX10 Landscape photography information
41
decently wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
better than average battery life (280 per charge)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Time Lapse function
63
has manual focus
really wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
weather proof
better than average battery life (420 CIPA)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH6 as a Vlogging camera
Sony RX10 as a Vlogging camera
32
decently wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
lighter than others in class (119g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.5)
display is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external mic jack
30
really wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have external mic port
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly screen
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Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH6 and Sony RX10
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Type Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2012-01-09 2014-03-20
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by - Bionz X
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 aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW photos
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/2.5-6.4 f/2.8
Macro focus range 5cm -
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230k dot 1,290k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT Color LCD WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 8 seconds 30 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/3200 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 2.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.60 m 10.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic jack
Headphone jack
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 seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 119 grams (0.26 lbs) 813 grams (1.79 lbs)
Physical dimensions 96 x 56 x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life 280 images 420 images
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $129 $698