Panasonic FP8 vs Sony QX100

Here, we are matching up the Panasonic FP8 vs Sony QX100, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") boast different sensor measurements.

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The FP8 was released 5 years earlier than the QX100 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the FP8 scores versus the QX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FP8 provides external measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony QX100 has dimensions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the FP8 and the QX100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP8 and QX100 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The image underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FP8 and QX100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FP8 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony QX100 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged FP8 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.