Panasonic LX10 vs Sony HX80

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic LX10 vs Sony HX80, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the LX10 (20MP) and the HX80 (18MP) is very well matched but the LX10 (1") and HX80 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The LX10 was released 7 months later than the HX80 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the LX10 scores versus the HX80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic LX10 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX10 features outside dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the LX10 and the HX80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the LX10 and HX80 is 88 and 91 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The visual below might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX10 and HX80.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The LX10 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic LX10 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger LX10 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.