Panasonic G95 vs Sony HX100V

Lets take a more detailed look at the Panasonic G95 vs Sony HX100V, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and HX100V (16MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and HX100V (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The G95 was brought out 7 years after the HX100V which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX100V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the G95 matches up against the HX100V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic G95 Gallery & Sony HX100V Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G95 comes with outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") having a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) whilst the Sony HX100V has measurements of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 577 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the G95 versus the HX100V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G95 and HX100V is 67 and 66 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to envision the difference in sensor sizes only by seeing specifications. The pic below may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G95 and HX100V.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The G95 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G95 will produce greater detail having its extra 4.3MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern G95 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.