Panasonic FS42 vs Sony RX10 II

The following is a in depth review of the Panasonic FS42 vs Sony RX10 II, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and RX10 II (1") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The FS42 was introduced 7 years prior to the RX10 II which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FS42 scores versus the RX10 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FS42 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FS42 comes with outside dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the FS42 against the RX10 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FS42 and RX10 II is 95 and 58 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FS42 and RX10 II.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FS42 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will give greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FS42 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.