Panasonic LS5 vs Sony RX100 III

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic LS5 vs Sony RX100 III, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the LS5 (14MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the LS5 (1/2.3") and RX100 III (1") possess totally different sensor sizing.

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The LS5 was introduced 3 years earlier than the RX100 III and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the LS5 grades vs the RX100 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic LS5 Gallery and Sony RX100 III Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LS5 enjoys external dimensions of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic LS5 vs Sony RX100 III in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the LS5 vs the RX100 III.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LS5 and RX100 III is 94 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The graphic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the LS5 and RX100 III.

As you have seen, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The LS5 with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 III will give more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older LS5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.