Sony HX80 and Lumix ZS100
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:13 pm
Just got the Lumix ZS100 the other day to replace a Sony RX100 that bit the dust.
The Sony HX80 I've used on various trips and adventures in the last year and it is my favorite for a number of reasons. The chief reasons include ....in no particular order ...very small pocket camera, pop up viewfinder, 30x zoom, great auto focus, good color reproduction,and it only cost $318. The largest downside to me is that the low light photography drops off fast in detail.
I went into the research Coronavirus mode with a lot of time on my hands and came to the conclusion that the Lumis ZS100 was the greatest thing going right now in compact complete with lens cameras comparing anything even marginally close to it's cost of $429 with accessories including a 16gb Sandisk. This camera has a one inch sensor instead of the Sony's sensor of half that size. It has a wide aperture of 2.8 compared to 3.5. It does RAW, 4K, touch screen clean up focus after a burst of shots. It has a view window for sunny days like the Sony but the back view screen doesn't flip up like the Sony and it's larger, and the zoom is only 25-250.
When traveling....which I won't be doing any time soon thanks to the pandemic... it's no problem to carry two travel cameras. I've got more than one pocket in all my clothes.
Today I tried to see how much difference the larger Lumix sensor would make on singular subject compared to the Sony.
The Sony HX80 I've used on various trips and adventures in the last year and it is my favorite for a number of reasons. The chief reasons include ....in no particular order ...very small pocket camera, pop up viewfinder, 30x zoom, great auto focus, good color reproduction,and it only cost $318. The largest downside to me is that the low light photography drops off fast in detail.
I went into the research Coronavirus mode with a lot of time on my hands and came to the conclusion that the Lumis ZS100 was the greatest thing going right now in compact complete with lens cameras comparing anything even marginally close to it's cost of $429 with accessories including a 16gb Sandisk. This camera has a one inch sensor instead of the Sony's sensor of half that size. It has a wide aperture of 2.8 compared to 3.5. It does RAW, 4K, touch screen clean up focus after a burst of shots. It has a view window for sunny days like the Sony but the back view screen doesn't flip up like the Sony and it's larger, and the zoom is only 25-250.
When traveling....which I won't be doing any time soon thanks to the pandemic... it's no problem to carry two travel cameras. I've got more than one pocket in all my clothes.
Today I tried to see how much difference the larger Lumix sensor would make on singular subject compared to the Sony.