Panasonic TS10 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a in-depth review of the Panasonic TS10 and Sony RX10 II, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the TS10 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the TS10 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The TS10 was announced 6 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic TS10 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the TS10 grades against the RX10 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic TS10 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic TS10 provides physical dimensions of 99mm x 63mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") with a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

See the Panasonic TS10 and Sony RX10 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the TS10 against the RX10 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the TS10 and RX10 II is 93 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to see the difference in sensor measurements merely by seeing technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the TS10 and RX10 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The TS10 using its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX10 II will provide more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older TS10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.