Panasonic LX10 vs Sony A7R II

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic LX10 versus Sony A7R II, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and A7R II (42MP) and the LX10 (1") and A7R II (Full frame) enjoy different sensor size.

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The LX10 was launched 16 months later than the A7R II which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A7R II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the LX10 matches up against the A7R II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 and Sony Alpha A7R II. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX10 Gallery and Sony A7R II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX10 has got outside measurements of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Sony A7R II has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 625 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the LX10 compared to the A7R II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX10 and A7R II is 88 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the LX10 and A7R II.

Clearly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The LX10 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A7R II will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 22 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer LX10 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.