Panasonic FZ150 vs Sony RX100

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic FZ150 and Sony RX100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the FZ150 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The FZ150 was announced 4 months prior to the RX100 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FZ150 scores vs the RX100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Sony RX100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ150 offers outer measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) while the Sony RX100 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FZ150 compared to the RX100.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ150 and RX100 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing only by reading a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ150 and RX100.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FZ150 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX100 will offer greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively.