Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300
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Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-600mm (F2.8-5.2) lens
- 540g - 124 x 82 x 92mm
- Launched July 2010
- Successor is Panasonic FZ200
(Full Review)
- 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Display
- ISO 80 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
- 623g - 130 x 103 x 93mm
- Released February 2013
- Succeeded the Sony HX200V
- New Model is Sony HX400V

Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Overview
Lets look closer at the Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the FZ100 (14MP) and HX300 (20MP) but they possess the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

The FZ100 was released 3 years before the HX300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).
Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FZ100 scores vs the HX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Gallery
Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FZ100 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ100 over the Sony HX300
FZ100 | HX300 | |||
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Display type | Fully Articulated | ![]() | Tilting | Fully Articulating display |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Sony HX300 over the Panasonic FZ100
HX300 | FZ100 | |||
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Released | February 2013 | ![]() | July 2010 | More recent by 31 months |
Display resolution | 921k | ![]() | 460k | Sharper display (+461k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic FZ100 and Sony HX300
FZ100 | HX300 | |||
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Manual focus | ![]() | Very exact focusing | ||
Display dimension | 3" | ![]() | 3" | Identical display measurement |
Touch friendly display | ![]() | No Touch friendly display |
Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Physical Comparison
For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ100 has got outside dimensions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs) while the Sony HX300 has measurements of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).
See the Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the FZ100 and the HX300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ100 and HX300 is 67 and 63 respectively.

Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The photograph here might give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ100 and HX300.
All in all, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony HX300 to give extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The older FZ100 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Screen and ViewFinder


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Panasonic FZ100 vs Sony HX300 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Sony |
Model | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300 |
Category | Small Sensor Superzoom | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Launched | 2010-07-21 | 2013-02-20 |
Physical type | SLR-like (bridge) | SLR-like (bridge) |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor | Venus Engine FHD | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 6.16 x 4.62mm |
Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 28.5mm² |
Sensor resolution | 14 megapixel | 20 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | - |
Highest Possible resolution | 4320 x 3240 | 5184 x 3888 |
Maximum native ISO | 6400 | 12800 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 80 |
RAW format | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | - | 9 |
Cross focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | fixed lens | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | 25-600mm (24.0x) | 24-1200mm (50.0x) |
Max aperture | f/2.8-5.2 | f/2.8-6.3 |
Macro focus distance | 1cm | - |
Crop factor | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Tilting |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Screen resolution | 460k dots | 921k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | Electronic |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60s | 30s |
Max shutter speed | 1/2000s | 1/4000s |
Continuous shutter rate | 11.0 frames per second | 10.0 frames per second |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual mode | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | 9.50 m | - |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync | - |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
Video format | AVCHD | - |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 540 grams (1.19 pounds) | 623 grams (1.37 pounds) |
Dimensions | 124 x 82 x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") | 130 x 103 x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 secs) | - |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal | - |
Card slots | One | One |
Pricing at release | $500 | $339 |