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Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
41
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Sony SLT-A68 front
Portability
64
Imaging
67
Features
70
Overall
68

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Key Specs

Panasonic L10
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 556g - 135 x 96 x 78mm
  • Announced December 2007
Sony A68
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 610g - 143 x 104 x 81mm
  • Launched November 2015
  • Superseded the Sony A65
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Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Overview

Lets examine more in depth at the Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and A68 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The L10 was announced 9 years earlier than the A68 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the L10 grades versus the A68 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Sony A68

 L10 A68 

Reasons to pick Sony A68 over the Panasonic L10

 A68 L10 
LaunchedNovember 2015December 2007Newer by 96 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing2.7"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution461k207kSharper screen (+254k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Sony A68

 L10 A68 
Manual focus More accurate focus
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither provides Touch friendly screen

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 provides outside dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the L10 versus the A68.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and A68 is 66 and 64 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions merely by seeing a spec sheet. The image here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and A68.

Clearly, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The L10 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A68 will provide extra detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged L10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A68 as a Portrait photography camera
56
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
80
you can focus manually
decent MP (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
provides face detection focusing
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L10 Street photography highlights
Sony A68 Street photography highlights
59
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than competitors (556 grams)
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
77
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
great high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L10 Sports photography factors
Sony A68 Sports photography factors
42
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
has phase detect auto focus
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
75
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (24MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
provides tracking autofocus
has phase detect AF
terrible battery life (510 per charge)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography information
Sony A68 Travel photography information
51
lighter than competitors (556g)
built-in flash
does not have Time Lapse function
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
55
decent MP (24MP)
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse recording
terrible battery life (510 per charge)
does not posses selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L10 Landscape photography advice
Sony A68 Landscape photography advice
49
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.5 inches)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
does not have Time Lapse function
68
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent MP (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
great high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW files
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
terrible battery life (510 per charge)
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic L10
Vlogging with Sony A68
9
lack of video recording
35
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
provides face detection focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has external mic support
does not posses selfie friendly screen
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Panasonic L10 vs Sony A68 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Sony A68
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Sony SLT-A68
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Sony SLT-A68
Category Advanced DSLR Entry-Level DSLR
Announced 2007-12-14 2015-11-06
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 3648 x 2736 6000 x 4000
Maximum native ISO 1600 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 3 79
Cross focus points - 15
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Sony/Minolta Alpha
Amount of lenses 45 143
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.5
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 2.5 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 207 thousand dots 461 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x 0.57x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames/s 8.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 11.00 m 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Flash off, Auto, Fill-flash, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Rear sync, Wireless, High Speed sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize - 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60i, 30p, 24p), 1440 x 1080, 640 x 480
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 556g (1.23 pounds) 610g (1.34 pounds)
Dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 143 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 55 79
DXO Color Depth score 21.3 24.1
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 13.5
DXO Low light score 429 701
Other
Battery life - 510 photographs
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FM500H
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (Yes (2 or 12 sec))
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots One One
Cost at release $350 $581