Panasonic L10 vs Sony QX10

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic L10 versus Sony QX10, one is a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Lens-style by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and QX10 (18MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and QX10 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The L10 was unveiled 6 years before the QX10 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the L10 scores versus the QX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery and Sony QX10 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic L10 features outer dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") along with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Sony QX10 has dimensions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic L10 versus Sony QX10 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the L10 vs the QX10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the L10 and QX10 is 66 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to see the contrast in sensor dimensions just by researching a spec sheet. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and QX10.

As you can see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The L10 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony QX10 will result in extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged L10 will be behind in sensor technology.