Panasonic GF3 vs Sony QX10

Below is a thorough assessment of the Panasonic GF3 vs Sony QX10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the GF3 (12MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the GF3 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF3 was brought out 3 years before the QX10 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GF3 matches up against the QX10 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GF3 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF3 has got outside measurements of 108mm x 67mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 264 grams (0.58 lbs) and the Sony QX10 has sizing of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GF3 vs the QX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF3 and QX10 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GF3 and QX10.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GF3 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony QX10 will resolve extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The older GF3 is going to be behind in sensor tech.