Panasonic LX7 vs Sony WX300

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic LX7 and Sony WX300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and WX300 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The LX7 was manufactured 4 months before the WX300 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the LX7 scores against the WX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX7 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX7 enjoys outside measurements of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic LX7 and Sony WX300 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the LX7 versus the WX300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX7 and WX300 is 86 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through technical specs. The pic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the LX7 and WX300.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The LX7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX300 will result in more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively.