Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Panasonic FP5 versus Sony RX1, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the FP5 (14MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the FP5 (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The FP5 was released 3 years before the RX1 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FP5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the FP5 matches up versus the RX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP5 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP5 offers outside dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") and a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony RX1 has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have during that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the FP5 compared to the RX1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP5 and RX1 is 95 and 79 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FP5 and RX1.

As you have seen, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FP5 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX1 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older FP5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.