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Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1

Portability
95
Imaging
37
Features
33
Overall
35
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1 front
Portability
79
Imaging
70
Features
57
Overall
64

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Key Specs

Panasonic FP5
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 141g - 101 x 59 x 18mm
  • Revealed January 2011
Sony RX1
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 35mm (F2.0-22.0) lens
  • 482g - 113 x 65 x 70mm
  • Launched February 2013
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Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FP5 over the Sony RX1

 FP5 RX1 
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX1 over the Panasonic FP5

 RX1 FP5 
LaunchedFebruary 2013January 2011More recent by 25 months
Manually focus Very exact focusing
Screen resolution1229k230kSharper screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FP5 and Sony RX1

 FP5 RX1 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurements
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 size comparison

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

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FP5
Portrait photography with Sony RX1
33
good megapixels (14MP)
provides face detect focus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
82
has manual focus
high flash sync (1/4,000 seconds)
sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
large sensor size (Full frame)
has face detection focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic FP5
Street photography with Sony RX1
63
image stabilization (Optical)
features touch to focus
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
66
large sensor size (Full frame)
exports RAW files
good high ISO (25,600)
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
heavier than others (482 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FP5 Sports photography features
Sony RX1 Sports photography features
43
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14MP)
provides tracking focus
good battery life (260 shots)
slow frames per second (6.0 fps)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
53
sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
large sensor size (Full frame)
has tracking autofocus
focal length is fixed (35mm)
max frames per second low (5.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
terrible battery power (270 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic FP5
Travel photography with Sony RX1
65
good battery life (260 per charge)
features touch to focus
good megapixels (14MP)
built-in flash
no Timelapse function
does not have selfie friendly display
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
62
sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
has built in flash
good max aperture (f2.0)
does not have Time Lapse recording
terrible battery power (270 per charge)
heavier than others (482 grams)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FP5 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony RX1 as a Landscape photography camera
40
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (14MP)
good battery life (260 CIPA)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
no Timelapse function
65
has manual focus
good max aperture (f2.0)
nice screen size (3 inches)
sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
large sensor size (Full frame)
good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (35mm)
no image stabilization
terrible battery power (270 CIPA)
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FP5 Vlogging highlights
Sony RX1 Vlogging highlights
30
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focus
wide angle not fantastic (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
does not have selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
no microphone port
34
good max aperture (f2.0)
has face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
includes external mic jack
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
heavier than others (482 grams)
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Panasonic FP5 vs Sony RX1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FP5 and Sony RX1
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
Type Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2011-01-05 2013-02-19
Body design Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine IV -
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 35.8 x 23.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 852.0mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4320 x 3240 6000 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 6400 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 11 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 35-140mm (4.0x) 35mm (1x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.9 f/2.0-22.0
Macro focus range 10cm -
Focal length multiplier 5.9 1
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology TFT Touch Screen LCD Xtra FineTFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic and Optical (optional)
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 6.0fps 5.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.90 m 6.00 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/4000 seconds
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 (60, 50, 25, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 141 grams (0.31 pounds) 482 grams (1.06 pounds)
Dimensions 101 x 59 x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") 113 x 65 x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 93
DXO Color Depth score not tested 25.1
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 14.3
DXO Low light score not tested 2534
Other
Battery life 260 images 270 images
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $199 $2,798