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Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
20
Overall
29
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 front
Portability
91
Imaging
50
Features
68
Overall
57

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Key Specs

Panasonic FP8
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-128mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 151g - 96 x 60 x 20mm
  • Introduced July 2009
Sony RX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 240g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Launched August 2012
  • Later Model is Sony RX100 II
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Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FP8 over the Sony RX100

 FP8 RX100 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 over the Panasonic FP8

 RX100 FP8 
LaunchedAugust 2012July 2009More recent by 37 months
Manual focus Dial accurate focus
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k230kCrisper screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FP8 and Sony RX100

 FP8 RX100 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch screen Neither offers Touch screen

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 size comparison

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

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FP8 Portrait photography information
Sony RX100 Portrait photography information
21
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
can't use external flash
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
64
has manual focus
above average flash sync speed (1/2,000 seconds)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports face detect focus
exports RAW formats
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FP8 Street photography information
Sony RX100 Street photography information
55
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
more heavy than competition (151 grams)
79
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW formats
lighter than others in class (240 grams)
very good high ISO (25,600)
screen is fixed
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FP8 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 as a Sports photography camera
24
image stabilization (Optical)
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,300s)
very slow continuous shooting (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
65
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports tracking focus
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FP8 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX100 as a Travel photography camera
56
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
missing Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (151 grams)
low megapixels (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
79
lighter than others in class (240 grams)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FP8 Landscape photography factors
Sony RX100 Landscape photography factors
32
quite wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
small screen (2.7 inches)
manual mode not possible
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
missing Timelapse recording
74
has manual focus
relatively wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
very good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FP8 Vlogging highlights
Sony RX100 Vlogging highlights
28
quite wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
display is not selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing external microphone port
more heavy than competition (151g)
38
relatively wide (28mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than others in class (240g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
no microphone port
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Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FP8 and Sony RX100
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Type Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2009-07-27 2012-08-28
Body design Ultracompact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine V -
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 5472 x 3648
Maximum native ISO 6400 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 11 25
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-128mm (4.6x) 28-100mm (3.6x)
Max aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/1.8-4.9
Macro focusing range 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 2.7 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display tech - WhiteMagic TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1300 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 2.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.50 m -
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync - 1/2000 secs
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 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 151 grams (0.33 lb) 240 grams (0.53 lb)
Dimensions 96 x 60 x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 66
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.6
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.4
DXO Low light rating not tested 390
Other
Battery life - 330 shots
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording With downloadable app
Storage media SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $300 $448