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Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
88
Imaging
44
Features
63
Overall
51
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

Panasonic ZS60
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Push to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 282g - 112 x 64 x 38mm
  • Introduced January 2016
  • Also referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ80
  • Previous Model is Panasonic ZS50
  • New Model is Panasonic ZS70
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Old Model is Sony RX10
  • Later Model is Sony RX10 III
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Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Following is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the ZS60 (18MP) and the RX10 II (20MP) is pretty comparable but the ZS60 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") posses different sensor size.

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The ZS60 was brought out 7 months after the RX10 II so they are of a similar generation. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the ZS60 matches up vs the RX10 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS60 over the Sony RX10 II

 ZS60 RX10 II 
RevealedJanuary 2016June 2015More modern by 7 months
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the Panasonic ZS60

 RX10 II ZS60 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k1040kSharper screen (+189k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic ZS60 and Sony RX10 II

 ZS60 RX10 II 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen size3"3"Same screen size
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you should think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS60 offers physical dimensions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS60 versus the RX10 II.

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS60 and RX10 II is 88 and 58 respectively.

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes purely by checking out a spec sheet. The pic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS60 and RX10 II.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ZS60 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX10 II will show more detail having its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern ZS60 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic ZS60
Portrait photography with Sony RX10 II
53
has manual focus
resolution is good (18 megapixels)
includes face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
71
you can focus manually
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports face detect focus
supports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic ZS60 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Street photography camera
71
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
comes with focus via touch
lighter than others in class (282g)
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
72
screen tilts
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
weather sealing
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic ZS60 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Sports photography camera
57
long zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
quiet shooting (1/16,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (18MP)
includes tracking autofocus
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
68
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports tracking focus
weather sealing
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic ZS60
Travel photography with Sony RX10 II
74
lighter than others in class (282 grams)
comes with focus via touch
resolution is good (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
very long zoom (720mm)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
56
weather sealing
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic ZS60 Landscape photography info
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography info
59
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (18MP)
supports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
62
you can focus manually
pretty wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
weather sealing
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic ZS60 Vlogging features
Sony RX10 II Vlogging features
35
relatively wide (24mm)
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
lighter than others in class (282g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
missing external mic support
31
pretty wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focus
great video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
does have microphone port
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic ZS60 and Sony RX10 II
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Also called Lumix DMC-TZ80 -
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2016-01-05 2015-06-10
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 18 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4896 x 3672 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Highest enhanced ISO 6400 25600
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW images
Minimum enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 49 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-720mm (30.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/3.3-6.4 f/2.8
Macro focus distance 3cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 1,040k dot 1,229k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 1,166k dot 2,359k dot
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x 0.7x
Features
Min shutter speed 4 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Max silent shutter speed 1/16000 seconds 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 10.0 frames/s 14.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 5.60 m (at Auto ISO) 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 282 gr (0.62 lb) 813 gr (1.79 lb)
Physical dimensions 112 x 64 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 37 70
DXO Color Depth score 19.3 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score 10.6 12.6
DXO Low light score 109 531
Other
Battery life 320 images 400 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 3 shots / 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $248 $998