Panasonic LX10 vs Sony NEX-5

Here, we will be comparing the Panasonic LX10 and Sony NEX-5, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the LX10 (20MP) and NEX-5 (14MP) and the LX10 (1") and NEX-5 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The LX10 was announced 6 years later than the NEX-5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the LX10 scores versus the NEX-5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 & Sony Alpha NEX-5. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic LX10 Gallery & Sony NEX-5 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX10 comes with outer dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5 has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the LX10 against the NEX-5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX10 and NEX-5 is 88 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The visual underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX10 and NEX-5.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX10 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic LX10 will give extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher LX10 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.