Panasonic G10 vs Sony HX90V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic G10 vs Sony HX90V, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the G10 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the G10 (Four Thirds) and HX90V (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The G10 was manufactured 5 years before the HX90V and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G10 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX90V being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the G10 scores against the HX90V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic G10 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G10 comes with outside measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 388 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Sony HX90V has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the G10 and the HX90V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G10 and HX90V is 72 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The visual below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the G10 and HX90V.

As you have seen, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G10 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX90V will give more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics much more aggressively. The older G10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.