Panasonic ZS5 vs Sony RX100 II

Below is a extended review of the Panasonic ZS5 and Sony RX100 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the ZS5 (12MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the ZS5 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZS5 was brought out 4 years earlier than the RX100 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS5 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the ZS5 scores vs the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS5 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS5 offers exterior measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic ZS5 and Sony RX100 II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the ZS5 against the RX100 II.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the ZS5 and RX100 II is 92 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to see the gap in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS5 and RX100 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS5 featuring a smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX100 II will result in more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older ZS5 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.