Panasonic FS42 vs Sony RX100 VII

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FS42 versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and RX100 VII (1") offer totally different sensor size.

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The FS42 was released 11 years earlier than the RX100 VII and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the FS42 grades against the RX100 VII with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FS42 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FS42 comes with external dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic FS42 versus Sony RX100 VII in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FS42 compared to the RX100 VII.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the FS42 and RX100 VII is 95 and 88 respectively.

Often, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizing just by looking at specs. The graphic here may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FS42 and RX100 VII.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FS42 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 VII will give you extra detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FS42 is going to be behind in sensor technology.