Panasonic LX100 vs Sony ZV-1

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic LX100 vs Sony ZV-1, both Large Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the LX100 (13MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the LX100 (Four Thirds) and ZV-1 (1") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The LX100 was brought out 6 years prior to the ZV-1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Large Sensor Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the LX100 matches up versus the ZV-1 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 & Sony ZV-1. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX100 Gallery & Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic LX100 provides outside 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) and the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the LX100 against the ZV-1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the LX100 and ZV-1 is 83 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the LX100 and ZV-1.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The LX100 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony ZV-1 will resolve more detail having its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older LX100 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.