Panasonic FX75 vs Sony RX100 VA

Following is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic FX75 and Sony RX100 VA, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FX75 (14MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the FX75 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The FX75 was unveiled 9 years before the RX100 VA which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the FX75 matches up against the RX100 VA when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are available at Panasonic FX75 Gallery & Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FX75 enjoys outer measurements of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VA has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FX75 vs the RX100 VA.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FX75 and RX100 VA is 94 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The image below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FX75 and RX100 VA.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FX75 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 VA will give you extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged FX75 is going to be behind in sensor technology.