Panasonic LX5 vs Sony W690

The following is a complete overview of the Panasonic LX5 versus Sony W690, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the LX5 (10MP) and W690 (16MP) and the LX5 (1/1.63") and W690 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The LX5 was unveiled 2 months earlier than the W690 which means that they are of a similar age. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the LX5 grades against the W690 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The full galleries are available at Panasonic LX5 Gallery & Sony W690 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX5 has outside measurements of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Sony W690 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the LX5 compared to the W690.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the LX5 and W690 is 88 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by looking through specs. The pic below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the LX5 and W690.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The LX5 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony W690 will render greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively.