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Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
29
Overall
33
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III front
Portability
89
Imaging
51
Features
77
Overall
61

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Key Specs

Panasonic FH6
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • 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 RX100 III
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 290g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Introduced May 2014
  • Superseded the Sony RX100 II
  • New Model is Sony RX100 IV
Photography Glossary

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Overview

Following is a in-depth comparison of the Panasonic FH6 and Sony RX100 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH6 was launched 3 years prior to the RX100 III which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FH6 matches up vs the RX100 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH6 over the Sony RX100 III

 FH6 RX100 III 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 III over the Panasonic FH6

 RX100 III FH6 
IntroducedMay 2014January 2012More modern by 28 months
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kCrisper display (+999k dot)
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Common features in the Panasonic FH6 and Sony RX100 III

 FH6 RX100 III 
Touch friendly display Missing Touch friendly display

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Physical Comparison

If you are looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH6 comes with outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the FH6 versus the RX100 III.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FH6 and RX100 III is 96 and 89 respectively.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Sensor Comparison

Usually, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor sizes only by going over a spec sheet. The picture below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FH6 and RX100 III.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FH6 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX100 III will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH6 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Portrait photography features
Sony RX100 III Portrait photography features
33
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
provides face detection focus
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
64
manual focus
great flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
features face detection focusing
supports RAW files
cannot use external flash
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Street photography info
Sony RX100 III Street photography info
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors in class (119g)
screen does not articulate
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
85
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (1")
supports RAW files
lighter than competition (290g)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Sports photography factors
Sony RX100 III Sports photography factors
39
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
good battery pack (280 per charge)
continuous shooting slow (2.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
65
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (1")
features tracking autofocus
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Travel photography factors
Sony RX100 III Travel photography factors
70
good battery pack (280 shots)
lighter than competitors in class (119 grams)
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (24mm)
no Timelapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
85
lighter than competition (290 grams)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Landscape photography details
Sony RX100 III Landscape photography details
41
reasonably wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
good battery pack (280 CIPA)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
screen is small (2.7 inches)
no manual control
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Timelapse recording
73
manual focus
fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is good (1")
supports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH6 Vlogging info
Sony RX100 III Vlogging info
32
reasonably wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
lighter than competitors in class (119 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f2.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external microphone socket
80
fairly wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f1.8)
display is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (290g)
does not have external mic support
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Panasonic FH6 vs Sony RX100 III Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH6 and Sony RX100 III
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III
Class Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2012-01-09 2014-05-15
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - 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 14MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 9 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Max aperture f/2.5-6.4 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus distance 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 2.7 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 230k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Min shutter speed 8s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/1600s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate 2.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.60 m -
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction -
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
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), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
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 proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 119 grams (0.26 pounds) 290 grams (0.64 pounds)
Physical dimensions 96 x 56 x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 67
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.3
DXO Low light score not tested 495
Other
Battery life 280 photos 320 photos
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, self-portrait, continuous)
Time lapse shooting With downloadable app
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at release $129 $748