Panasonic LX7 vs Sony HX350

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic LX7 versus Sony HX350, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and HX350 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The LX7 was introduced 5 years earlier than the HX350 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the LX7 matches up against the HX350 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic LX7 Gallery and Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic LX7 offers outer dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sony HX350 has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic LX7 versus Sony HX350 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the LX7 vs the HX350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX7 and HX350 is 86 and 62 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the LX7 and HX350.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The LX7 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony HX350 will give you extra detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older LX7 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.