Panasonic LX3 vs Sony RX10 IV

Below is a extensive review of the Panasonic LX3 vs Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the LX3 (10MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the LX3 (1/1.63") and RX10 IV (1") enjoy different sensor size.

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The LX3 was announced 9 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX3 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the LX3 scores against the RX10 IV in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX3 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX3 comes with outside measurements of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") and a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the LX3 and the RX10 IV.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX3 and RX10 IV is 91 and 52 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The graphic here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the LX3 and RX10 IV.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The LX3 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX10 IV will show more detail with its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older LX3 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.