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Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V

Portability
66
Imaging
45
Features
38
Overall
42
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V front
Portability
91
Imaging
39
Features
46
Overall
41

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Key Specs

Panasonic L10
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 556g - 135 x 96 x 78mm
  • Introduced December 2007
Sony HX9V
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-384mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 245g - 105 x 59 x 34mm
  • Released July 2011
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Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Overview

In this write-up, we are contrasting the Panasonic L10 and Sony HX9V, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The L10 was launched 4 years earlier than the HX9V and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the L10 matches up versus the HX9V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Sony HX9V

 L10 HX9V 

Reasons to pick Sony HX9V over the Panasonic L10

 HX9V L10 
ReleasedJuly 2011December 2007More recent by 43 months
Display sizing3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution921k207kSharper display (+714k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Sony HX9V

 L10 HX9V 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch display Lack of Touch display

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic L10 comes with outside measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Sony HX9V has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the L10 compared to the HX9V.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and HX9V is 66 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Sensor Comparison

Normally, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The visual underneath will give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the L10 and HX9V.

Plainly, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L10 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony HX9V will give greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 Portrait photography details
Sony HX9V Portrait photography details
57
you can focus manually
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
low megapixels (10MP)
39
focusing manually
MP count good (16 megapixels)
no external flash support
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L10 Street photography details
Sony HX9V Street photography details
59
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lighter than average (556g)
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
61
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (245g)
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L10 Sports photography factors
Sony HX9V Sports photography factors
42
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with phase detect AF
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
44
amazing zoom range (24-384mm 16.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
no shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography highlights
Sony HX9V Travel photography highlights
51
lighter than average (556g)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse mode
low megapixels (10MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
69
lighter than others in class (245g)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
long zoom (384mm)
does not have Timelapse function
doesn't have selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic L10
Landscape photography with Sony HX9V
49
you can focus manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (10MP)
lack of Timelapse mode
49
focusing manually
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
does not have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic L10 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX9V Vlogging highlights
9
no video recording
33
fairly wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than others in class (245g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
does not have external microphone jack
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Panasonic L10 vs Sony HX9V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Sony HX9V
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2007-12-14 2011-07-19
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-384mm (16.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Number of lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 2.5" 3"
Display resolution 207 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display tech - XtraFine LCD display with TruBlack technology
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 11.00 m 4.00 m
Flash options Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 556 grams (1.23 lbs) 245 grams (0.54 lbs)
Dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 105 x 59 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light score 429 not tested
Other
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $350 $328