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Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII

Portability
95
Imaging
36
Features
17
Overall
28
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII front
Portability
88
Imaging
54
Features
78
Overall
63

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Key Specs

Panasonic FP2
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 151g - 99 x 59 x 19mm
  • Announced January 2010
Sony RX100 VII
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8-4.5) lens
  • 302g - 102 x 58 x 43mm
  • Introduced July 2019
  • Replaced the Sony RX100 VI
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Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Overview

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FP2 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the FP2 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") provide totally different sensor size.

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The FP2 was manufactured 10 years prior to the RX100 VII which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FP2 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the FP2 scores versus the RX100 VII when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FP2 over the Sony RX100 VII

 FP2 RX100 VII 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 VII over the Panasonic FP2

 RX100 VII FP2 
IntroducedJuly 2019January 2010Newer by 116 months
Manual focus Dial exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution921k230kSharper display (+691k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Panasonic FP2 and Sony RX100 VII

 FP2 RX100 VII 

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Physical Comparison

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP2 has external measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

See the Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the FP2 and the RX100 VII.

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP2 and RX100 VII is 95 and 88 respectively.

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions just by checking technical specs. The picture underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FP2 and RX100 VII.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FP2 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will resolve extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FP2 is going to be behind in sensor technology.

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII sensor size comparison

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FP2 Portrait photography features
Sony RX100 VII Portrait photography features
28
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
66
you can focus manually
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000s)
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
comes with face detect focusing
exports RAW files
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FP2 Street photography factors
Sony RX100 VII Street photography factors
55
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
more heavy than competition (151g)
85
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
supports touch focus
lighter than competition (302g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic FP2
Sports photography with Sony RX100 VII
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
70
quiet shooting (1/32,000 seconds)
high frames per second (20.0 frames per second)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
comes with tracking focus
supports phase detect AF
low battery power (260 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FP2 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX100 VII Travel photography highlights
56
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
missing Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (151g)
does not have selfie friendly display
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
77
lighter than competition (302g)
has bluetooth
supports touch focus
good megapixels (20MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
quite wide (24mm)
low battery power (260 shots)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FP2 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX100 VII as a Landscape photography camera
32
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
missing Timelapse recording
65
you can focus manually
quite wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
low battery power (260 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FP2 Vlogging factors
Sony RX100 VII Vlogging factors
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external microphone port
more heavy than competition (151 grams)
81
quite wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focusing
video res high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with microphone port
lighter than competition (302g)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Panasonic FP2 vs Sony RX100 VII Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FP2 and Sony RX100 VII
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII
Type Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2010-01-06 2019-07-25
Body design Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine IV Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 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, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW support
Lowest boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 35-140mm (4.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/3.5-5.9 f/2.8-4.5
Macro focus distance 10cm 8cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/2000 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames/s 20.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 4.90 m 5.90 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/2000 secs
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), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 151 gr (0.33 pounds) 302 gr (0.67 pounds)
Physical dimensions 99 x 59 x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 63
DXO Color Depth score not tested 21.8
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.4
DXO Low light score not tested 418
Other
Battery life - 260 images
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Retail cost $80 $1,298