Panasonic LX7 vs Sony RX100 III

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony RX100 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and RX100 III (20MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and RX100 III (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The LX7 was unveiled 19 months earlier than the RX100 III making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 III being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the LX7 grades vs the RX100 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic LX7 Gallery & Sony RX100 III Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic LX7 has got exterior dimensions of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") along with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony RX100 III has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") along with a weight of 290 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the LX7 against the RX100 III.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the LX7 and RX100 III is 86 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the LX7 and RX100 III.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX7 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 III will resolve more detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older LX7 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.