Panasonic LX7 vs Sony HX300

In this article, we will be contrasting the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony HX300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and HX300 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The LX7 was introduced 4 months before the HX300 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the LX7 scores versus the HX300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic LX7 Gallery and Sony HX300 Gallery.

If you are going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX7 features outside dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has sizing of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") along with a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony HX300 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the LX7 against the HX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the LX7 and HX300 is 86 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor sizes purely by viewing technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX7 and HX300.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The LX7 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX300 will render greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively.