Panasonic LX7 vs Sony RX100 IV

Below, we will be looking at the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony RX100 IV, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and RX100 IV (1") feature different sensor sizing.

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The LX7 was manufactured 3 years before the RX100 IV and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the LX7 matches up against the RX100 IV in 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-RX100 IV. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic LX7 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX7 enjoys outside 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 RX100 IV has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the LX7 against the RX100 IV.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the LX7 and RX100 IV is 86 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX7 and RX100 IV.

As you can see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The LX7 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 IV will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older LX7 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.