Panasonic LZ40 vs Sony RX10 II

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic LZ40 and Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the LZ40 (20MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is very well matched but the LZ40 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") possess different sensor measurements.

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The LZ40 was brought out 17 months earlier than the RX10 II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the LZ40 grades vs the RX10 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic LZ40 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LZ40 provides external dimensions of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the LZ40 compared to the RX10 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LZ40 and RX10 II is 67 and 58 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the LZ40 and RX10 II.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses the exact same megapixels but different sensor measurements. The LZ40 includes the tinier sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF tougher. The older LZ40 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.