Panasonic LX3 vs Sony H20

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic LX3 versus Sony H20, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the LX3 (10MP) and the H20 (10MP) is fairly comparable but the LX3 (1/1.63") and H20 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The LX3 was released 6 months before the H20 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the LX3 grades versus the H20 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic LX3 Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX3 offers external dimensions of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) and the Sony H20 has dimensions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic LX3 versus Sony H20 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the LX3 and the H20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX3 and H20 is 91 and 87 respectively.

Typically, its hard to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX3 and H20.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have the same megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The LX3 uses the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler.