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Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II

Portability
83
Imaging
51
Features
73
Overall
59
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II front
Portability
78
Imaging
76
Features
65
Overall
71

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Key Specs

Panasonic LX100
(Full Review)
  • 13MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-75mm (F1.7-2.8) lens
  • 393g - 115 x 66 x 55mm
  • Revealed September 2014
  • Replacement is Panasonic LX100 II
Sony RX1R II
(Full Review)
  • 42MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 50 - 25600 (Boost to 102400)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 35mm (F2.0) lens
  • 507g - 113 x 65 x 72mm
  • Introduced October 2015
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX1R
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Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Overview

Its time to examine more in depth at the Panasonic LX100 versus Sony RX1R II, both Large Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the LX100 (13MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the LX100 (Four Thirds) and RX1R II (Full frame) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The LX100 was unveiled 13 months earlier than the RX1R II which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Large Sensor Compact).

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the LX100 grades vs the RX1R II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LX100 over the Sony RX1R II

 LX100 RX1R II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX1R II over the Panasonic LX100

 RX1R II LX100 
IntroducedOctober 2015September 2014More recent by 13 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k921kSharper screen (+308k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic LX100 and Sony RX1R II

 LX100 RX1R II 
Manually focus Dial precise focus
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch screen Lack of Touch screen

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic LX100 offers outer measurements of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1R II has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the LX100 and the RX1R II.

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX100 and RX1R II is 83 and 78 respectively.

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Sensor Comparison

Normally, its hard to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the LX100 and RX1R II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The LX100 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX1R II will produce extra detail having an extra 29 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older LX100 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II sensor size comparison

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic LX100 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX1R II Portrait photography factors
70
focusing manually
sensor resolution is decent (13 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focusing
saves RAW files
85
manual focus
flash sync speed is above average (1/4,000s)
MP count high (42 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
has face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic LX100
Street photography with Sony RX1R II
76
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
provides focus by touch
good high ISO (25,600)
no articulating screen
73
tilting screen
sensor size is great (Full frame)
saves RAW files
above average high ISO (25,600)
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (507 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic LX100 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX1R II as a Sports photography camera
67
silent shooting (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (13MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
no phase detect AF
63
MP count high (42 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
has tracking autofocus
supports phase detect autofocus
fixed focal length (35mm)
slow frames per second (5.0 fps)
no image stabilization
not so great battery (220 per charge)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic LX100
Travel photography with Sony RX1R II
75
provides focus by touch
sensor resolution is decent (13 megapixels)
reasonably wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.7)
screen isn't selfie friendly
59
MP count high (42MP)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
not so great battery (220 CIPA)
more heavy than competition in class (507g)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic LX100 Landscape photography features
Sony RX1R II Landscape photography features
73
focusing manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.7)
screen is a decent size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (13 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
good high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
68
manual focus
fast max aperture (f2.0)
nice screen size (3 inch)
MP count high (42MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
does not have low pass filter
above average high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
fixed focal length (35mm)
no image stabilization
not so great battery (220 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LX100 Vlogging advice
Sony RX1R II Vlogging advice
35
reasonably wide (24mm)
good maximum aperture (f1.7)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
screen isn't selfie friendly
missing external microphone jack
34
fast max aperture (f2.0)
has face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with external microphone socket
screen isn't selfie friendly
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (507 grams)
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Panasonic LX100 vs Sony RX1R II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LX100 and Sony RX1R II
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
Category Large Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Revealed 2014-09-15 2015-10-13
Physical type Large Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine BIONZ X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Full frame
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 35.9 x 24mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 861.6mm²
Sensor resolution 13 megapixel 42 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4112 x 3088 7952 x 5304
Max native ISO 25600 25600
Max boosted ISO - 102400
Lowest native ISO 200 50
RAW format
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 49 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-75mm (3.1x) 35mm (1x)
Max aperture f/1.7-2.8 f/2.0
Macro focus range 3cm 14cm
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 921 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 2,764 thousand dots 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x 0.74x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/4000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 11.0 frames per sec 5.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100) no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off Off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/4000 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (120p, 30p)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
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 393 grams (0.87 pounds) 507 grams (1.12 pounds)
Dimensions 115 x 66 x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") 113 x 65 x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 67 97
DXO Color Depth score 22.3 25.8
DXO Dynamic range score 12.5 13.9
DXO Low light score 553 3204
Other
Battery life 300 shots 220 shots
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2,5, 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots One One
Launch cost $800 $3,300