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Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380

Portability
86
Imaging
35
Features
61
Overall
45
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380 front
Portability
96
Imaging
36
Features
25
Overall
31

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Key Specs

Panasonic LX7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Expand to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-90mm (F1.4-2.3) lens
  • 298g - 111 x 68 x 46mm
  • Revealed October 2012
  • Replaced the Panasonic LX5
  • New Model is Panasonic LX10
Sony W380
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.4-5.9) lens
  • 117g - 91 x 52 x 20mm
  • Launched January 2010
Photography Glossary

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Overview

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and W380 (14MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and W380 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The LX7 was brought out 2 years after the W380 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the LX7 grades vs the W380 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LX7 over the Sony W380

 LX7 W380 
LaunchedOctober 2012January 2010More modern by 34 months
Manual focus More exact focusing
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution920k230kCrisper display (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony W380 over the Panasonic LX7

 W380 LX7 

Common features in the Panasonic LX7 and Sony W380

 LX7 W380 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch display Absent Touch display

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic LX7 offers outer 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) while the Sony W380 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

See the Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the LX7 against the W380.

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX7 and W380 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The picture here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX7 and W380.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The LX7 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W380 will offer you greater detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The younger LX7 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 sensor size comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic LX7
Portrait photography with Sony W380
45
focusing manually
provides face detection focus
exports RAW files
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
28
decent megapixels (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Street photography information
Sony W380 Street photography information
58
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/1.7")
more heavy than competition in class (298 grams)
57
image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Sports photography info
Sony W380 Sports photography info
42
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides tracking autofocus
great battery power (330 per charge)
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
34
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
low frames per second (2.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic LX7
Travel photography with Sony W380
64
great battery power (330 CIPA)
built-in flash
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
more heavy than competition in class (298g)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
65
decent megapixels (14MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (24mm)
missing Time Lapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Landscape photography information
Sony W380 Landscape photography information
57
focusing manually
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
great battery power (330 CIPA)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
37
reasonably wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
small screen (2.7")
no manual control
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
missing Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Vlogging highlights
Sony W380 Vlogging highlights
33
really wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
doesn't posses selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone socket
more heavy than competition in class (298 grams)
29
reasonably wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
screen is not selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic jack
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Panasonic LX7 vs Sony W380 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LX7 and Sony W380
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380
Category Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Revealed 2012-10-15 2010-01-07
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Bionz
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4320 x 3240
Maximum native ISO 6400 3200
Maximum boosted ISO 12800 -
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-90mm (3.8x) 24-120mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/1.4-2.3 f/2.4-5.9
Macro focusing distance 1cm 5cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 920 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 2 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting speed 11.0 frames per sec 2.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 8.50 m 4.80 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 298 gr (0.66 lb) 117 gr (0.26 lb)
Physical dimensions 111 x 68 x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") 91 x 52 x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 50 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.7 not tested
DXO Low light rating 147 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 pictures -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery ID - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC, Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo / Pro HG-Duo, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $400 $44