Panasonic ZS8 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a complete review of the Panasonic ZS8 versus Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the ZS8 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the ZS8 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") come with different sensor size.

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The ZS8 was launched 4 years prior to the RX10 II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS8 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the ZS8 scores vs the RX10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS8 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS8 has got outer measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 210 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the ZS8 and the RX10 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS8 and RX10 II is 92 and 58 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The graphic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS8 and RX10 II.

As you have seen, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS8 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Sony RX10 II will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older ZS8 will be behind in sensor technology.