Do you want to know what's better Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 or Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10? SpecsPRO has compared Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Sensor size: Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

    IMAGE ISO: Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Minimum shutter speed: 60 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 11.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder resolution: 2,764,000

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Resolutions: 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 49

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 393 g (0.87 lb / 13.86 oz)

    OTHER FEATURES Timelapse recording: Yes

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
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  • Model

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10

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  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 20 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 5472 x 3648

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 21 megapixels

    IMAGE Boosted ISO (minimum): 80

    IMAGE White balance presets: 9

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Subject / scene modes: Yes

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Built-in flash: Yes

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 10.20 m

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Tilting

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,228,800

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 8.3×

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (6.6x)

    PHYSICAL Environmentally sealed: Yes

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 420

    CONNECTIVITY Microphone port: Yes

    CONNECTIVITY Headphone port: Yes

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  • Announced

    Sep 15, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    13 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4112 x 3088

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4112 x 3088, 4272 x 2856, 4480 x 2520, 3088 x 3088, 2976 x 2232, 3120 x 2086, 3840 x 2160, 2240 x 2240, 2048 x 1536, 2112 x 1408, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    No

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    11.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    1.39×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,764,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–75 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3.1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.7–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    50 cm (19.69)

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    393 g (0.87 lb / 13.86 oz)

  • Dimensions

    115 x 66 x 55 mm (4.53 x 2.6 x 2.17)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    300

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Oct 16, 2013

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-like (bridge)

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    BSI-CMOS

  • Processor

    Bionz X

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4864 x 3648, 5472 x 3080, 3648 x 3648, 3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2592, 3648 x 2056, 2544 x 2544, 2736 x 1824, 2592 x 1944, 2720 x 1528, 1920 x 1920, 640 x 480

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto (125 - 12800), manual (125- 12800)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    80

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Standard, fine

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/3200 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    10.20 m

  • External flash

    Yes (Multi-interface shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,228,800

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    WhiteMagic

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.7×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    1,440,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–200 mm

  • Optical zoom

    8.3×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (6.6x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    25

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    813 g (1.79 lb / 28.68 oz)

  • Dimensions

    129 x 88 x 102 mm (5.08 x 3.46 x 4.02)

  • Environmentally sealed

    Yes

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    NP-FW50 lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    420

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI with 4K still and uncompressed HDMI output)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    with NFC and remote control using PlayMemories Mobile app

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 maximum resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels) is better than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 highest resolution of 4112 x 3088 pixels (13 megapixels). The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 has bigger sensor than the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10: Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) versus 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm). It is the most important difference between these models as big sensor allows the camera owner to make photos of the more professional quality. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 has a wider ISO range of 200-25600 than 125-12800 ISO range of the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. Such ISO numbers allow the camera owner to make better photos in more difficult situations. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 offers more number of white balance presets - 9. This option gives the camera owner more control over colour. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 offers better 6.6x digital and 8x optical zooms. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 offers more focus points than the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10: 49 vs 25. More focus points means less risk of losing focus lock during tracking a moving subject.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 is equipped with tilting display that will allow the camera owner to take amazing selfies. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 display is better as it has more screen dots 1,228,800 in comparison to 921,000 dots of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 screen. The higher dot count display is better for reviewing images on your camera. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 offers better slowest (60 seconds) and highest (1/4000 second) shutter speeds.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 has built-in flash. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 is environmentally sealed which means that it will be safe even uncovered if you are out capturing photos in the rain or snow. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 battery life is better in compare to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the photographer will be able to produce 420 photos with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 and only 300 with the Lumix DMC-LX100. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 weighs 393g that is 420g less than the weight of the Cyber-shot DSC-RX10.

    Considering the above differences the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 becomes the best choice. Get the lowest price on Amazon.