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Do you want to know what's better Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 or Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100? SpecsPRO has compared Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

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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

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Other resolutions

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • 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

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • External flash

  • 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

  • GPS

  • Timelapse recording

  • Samples

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 8.50/10

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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Minimum shutter speed: 60 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 50.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Electronic

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Resolutions: 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 @ 60p/60i/30p/24p, 640 x 480 (30p)

    OPTICS & FOCUS Optical zoom: 10×

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 49

    CONNECTIVITY Wireless: Built-In

    CONNECTIVITY Remote control: Yes (via smartphone)

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1009.00/10

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  • Model

    Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,228,800

    OPTICS & FOCUS Digital zoom: Yes (14x)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 240 g (0.53 lb / 8.47 oz)

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 330

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Feb 2016

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

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

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Other resolutions

    —

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 125-12800 (expands to 80-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    80

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Image stabilization notes

    Hybrid 5-axis available in movie mode

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    8.00 m (at Auto ISO)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off

  • Continuous drive

    50.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

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

  • External flash

    —

  • WB Bracketing

    —

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    1,040,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.46×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    1,166,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    4K/UHD (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 @ 60p/60i/30p/24p, 640 x 480 (30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    25–250 mm

  • Optical zoom

    10×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8–5.9

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    50 cm (19.69″)

  • Macro focus range

    5 cm (1.97″)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    312 g (0.69 lb / 11.01 oz)

  • Dimensions

    111 x 65 x 44 mm (4.37 x 2.56 x 1.73″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-ion battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    300

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC card

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (microHDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    Yes (via smartphone)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

  • Timelapse recording

    —

  • Watch sample photos

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jun 6, 2012

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    —

  • Image ratio w:h

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

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Other resolutions

    5472 x 3080, 4864 x 3648, 3888 x 2592, 3648 X 3648, 3648 x 2736, 2736 x 1824, 2592 x 1944, 2592 x 1944

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    —

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    —

  • White balance presets

    9

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (1)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Image stabilization notes

    —

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    —

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    —

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    —

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

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

  • External flash

    No

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3″

  • Screen dots

    1,228,800

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    WhiteMagic TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    None

  • Viewfinder coverage

    —

  • Viewfinder magnification

    —

  • Viewfinder resolution

    —

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28–100 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3.6×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.8–4.9

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (14x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    —

  • Macro focus range

    5 cm (1.97″)

  • Number of focus points

    25

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    240 g (0.53 lb / 8.47 oz)

  • Dimensions

    102 x 58 x 36 mm (4 x 2.29 x 1.41″)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NP-BX1 battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    330

  • 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)

  • Microphone port

    —

  • Headphone port

    —

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Wireless notes

    —

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 provides better 14x digital zoom. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 offers better 10x optical zoom. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 offers more focus points in compare with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100: 49 vs 25. More number of focus points means more convenience while attempting to focus on subjects that are not centred.

    The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 screen is better as it offers more screen dots 1,228,800 in compare to 1,040,000 dots of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 display. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing pictures on your camera. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 is equipped with a touch screen. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 provides better minimum shutter speed - 60 seconds.

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 has built-in Wi-Fi that will help the photographer to transfer photos quick and easy. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 battery life is better than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the camera owner will be able to make 330 shots with the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 and only 300 with the Lumix DMC-ZS100. The Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 weighs 240g that is 72g lighter in comparison with the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 will be the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.