Panasonic ZS100 vs Sony QX10

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic ZS100 and Sony QX10, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the ZS100 (20MP) and the QX10 (18MP) is fairly close but the ZS100 (1") and QX10 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The ZS100 was launched 2 years later than the QX10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the ZS100 grades against the QX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS100 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS100 comes with external measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs) whilst the Sony QX10 has proportions of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the ZS100 vs the QX10.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS100 and QX10 is 87 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing just by researching specs. The graphic below will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS100 and QX10.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ZS100 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS100 will render greater detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger ZS100 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.