Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100

Below is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic FP8 versus Sony RX100, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") come with different sensor size.

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The FP8 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the RX100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FP8 scores vs the RX100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FP8 offers outside dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FP8 versus the RX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP8 and RX100 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out specifications. The photograph below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP8 and RX100.

To sum up, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FP8 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 will produce greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older FP8 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.