Panasonic ZS30
Compact Superzoom Camera
 vs Sony RX100
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS30

Best price $290
  • Weighs a little bit less than the RX100 6.98 oz vs 8.5 oz
  • Smaller body size 11 in³ vs 13 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 1.1″ vs 1.4″
  • Significantly cheaper street price $290 vs $448
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs July 2012
  • Longer optical zoom 20.0× vs 3.6×
  • Wider angle lens 4.3mm vs 10.4mm
  • Has GPS location tagging RX100 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities RX100 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities RX100 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS30

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

Best price
$448
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.2 MP vs 18.1 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 116 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 1229k dots vs 920k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Better built-in flash range 56′ vs 21′
  • Has RAW image capture ZS30 does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100

What the Panasonic ZS30 and Sony RX100 have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Panasonic ZS30 and the Sony RX100

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
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