Panasonic FP1 vs Sony RX10 II

On this page, we will be analyzing the Panasonic FP1 versus Sony RX10 II, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the FP1 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the FP1 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The FP1 was announced 6 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FP1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FP1 matches up against the RX10 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FP1 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP1 has outer dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FP1 vs the RX10 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP1 and RX10 II is 95 and 58 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The visual below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP1 and RX10 II.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FP1 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony RX10 II will deliver more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FP1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.