Panasonic LX3 vs Sony T99

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic LX3 and Sony T99, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the LX3 (10MP) and T99 (14MP) and the LX3 (1/1.63") and T99 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The LX3 was revealed 20 months before the T99 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX3 being a Compact camera and the Sony T99 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the LX3 matches up versus the T99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic LX3 Gallery & Sony T99 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX3 offers outside measurements of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) while the Sony T99 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the LX3 compared to the T99.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the LX3 and T99 is 91 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the LX3 and T99.

As you have seen, both cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX3 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony T99 will offer greater detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older LX3 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.