Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX1R II

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX1R II, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) possess different sensor measurements.

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The FP8 was manufactured 7 years prior to the RX1R II and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FP8 scores against the RX1R II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Sony RX1R II Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FP8 offers outside measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Sony RX1R II has dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") having a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FP8 vs Sony RX1R II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the FP8 and the RX1R II.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FP8 and RX1R II is 95 and 78 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FP8 and RX1R II.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FP8 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX1R II will offer you more detail due to its extra 30 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older FP8 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.