Panasonic FS7 vs Sony RX100 II

Below, we are looking at the Panasonic FS7 vs Sony RX100 II, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and RX100 II (1") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The FS7 was brought out 5 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FS7 scores vs the RX100 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FS7 enjoys external measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") having a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FS7 versus the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FS7 and RX100 II is 95 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The graphic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FS7 and RX100 II.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS7 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 II will give you extra detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FS7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.