Panasonic FS7 vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic FS7 versus Sony RX100 III, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and RX100 III (1") posses totally different sensor size.

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The FS7 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the RX100 III which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FS7 matches up against the RX100 III with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FS7 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS7 provides outer measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic FS7 versus Sony RX100 III in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FS7 against the RX100 III.

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

Quite often, it is tough to visualise the difference in sensor dimensions only by seeing technical specs. The picture below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FS7 and RX100 III.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FS7 having a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 III will provide extra detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged FS7 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.