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Sony RX100 VII vs Panasonic LUMIX ZS300

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    Main Differences
    Design
      PortabilityBuild QualityBodyIn The BoxErgonomics & ComfortViewfinderScreenMenu SystemBuilt-In LensSensorBattery
    Photo General
      Photo Shooting SpeedPhoto AF-C TrackingPhoto AF-C Center PointPhoto Image Stabilization
    Photo Image Quality
      Photo RAW Dynamic RangePhoto RAW SharpnessPhoto RAW Noise
    Video General
      Video FeaturesAudioVideo File Format And Compression
    4k Video
      4k Video Frame Rate4k Video Internal Recording4k Video Autofocus Performance4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
    Full HD Video
      FHD Video Frame RateFHD Video Internal RecordingFHD Video Autofocus PerformanceFHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
    Video Image Quality
      Video Dynamic Range
    Storage And Connectivity
      StorageInputs / Outputs
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Sony RX100 VII
Panasonic LUMIX ZS300

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Body Type
Point and Shoot
Mirrorless
Yes
Sensor Size
1-inch
Body Type
Point and Shoot
Mirrorless
Yes
Sensor Size
1-inch
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Our Verdict

Sony RX100 VII

Panasonic LUMIX ZS300

The Sony RX100 VII and the Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 both use 1-inch sensors in a pocketable body. The Sony is smaller and lighter, and it adds a pop-up electronic viewfinder, a tilting screen, and a microphone input, all of which the Panasonic lacks. Its autofocus is also far more reliable for moving subjects. The ZS300 offers a much longer zoom, reaching 357mm compared to the Sony's 200mm equivalent.

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Variants

  • RX100 VII (Black)
  • LUMIX ZS300 (Black)
  • LUMIX ZS300 (Silver)

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Main Differences for
Travel Photography

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 
 

7.3
7.3

Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

9.8
5.9

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/15 s
1/6 s

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

6.0
7.5

Battery 
 

5.7
7.0

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

9.0
8.7

Portability Picture 
 

Compare High-Res
Sony RX100 VII Portability Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Portability Picture

Height 
 

2.3" (5.8 cm)
2.6" (6.6 cm)

Width 
 

4.1" (10.4 cm)
4.4" (11.2 cm)

Depth 
 

1.7" (4.4 cm)
1.8" (4.5 cm)

Volume 
 

16.2 in³ (264.9 cm³)
20.3 in³ (333.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)

Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Build Quality Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Build Quality Picture

Body  

Body Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Body Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Body Picture

Body Type 
 

Point and Shoot
Point and Shoot

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

No
No

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

2
2

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

No Lens Mount
No Lens Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

Yes
Yes

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/2,000 s
1/2,000 s

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII In The Box Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 In The Box Picture

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

6.0
7.5

Hand Grip Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Hand Grip Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

No Hand Grip
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

No Hand Grip
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

No Hand Grip
No

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

No Hand Grip
No

Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII EVF Menu Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
No Viewfinder

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
N/A

Advertised Resolution 
 

2.36 million dots
N/A

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.59
N/A

Screen 
 

7.7
5.0

Screen Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Screen Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Tilt And Flip
No Articulation (Fixed Screen)

Screen Max Brightness 
 

745 cd/m²
811 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

0.92 million dots
1.84 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.6 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Limited
Yes

Menu System 
 

6.5
9.0

Screen Menu Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Screen Menu Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Imaging Edge Mobile
Panasonic Image

Built-In Lens 
 

6.8
7.2

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

 Preview Graph
Sony RX100 VII Aperture Vs Focal Length
 Preview Graph
Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Aperture Vs Focal Length
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Maximum Aperture 
 

2.8 - 4.5
3.3 - 6.4

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

f/7.6
f/18.5

Minimum Focal Length 
 

9 mm
8.8 mm

Maximum Focal Length 
 

72 mm
132 mm

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

200 mm
357 mm

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes

Light Falloff Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Light Falloff Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

77.9%
76.7%

Light Falloff 
 

61.2%
94.5%

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

Stacked BSI CMOS
BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

20.1 MP
20.1 MP

Processor 
 

BIONZ X
Unspecified

Sensor Size 
 

1-inch
1-inch

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

64
80

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

100
125

Native ISO Maximum 
 

12,800
12,800

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver. 1.0.0
Ver.1.0

Battery 
 

5.7
7.0

Battery Type 
 

Sony Np-BX1
Panasonic DMW-BLG10PP

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
No

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

260 photos
360 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

54 min
113 min
Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.7
7.2

Low Speed Continuous 
 

6 fps
2 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

20 fps
10 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

22 fps
10 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

81 Photos
35 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

175 Photos
170 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

52 s
14 s

Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

4.5
3.0

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

tracking-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
tracking-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

31%
20%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

51%
31%

Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

9.8
5.9

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

97%
57%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
92%

Photo Image Stabilization 
 

7.6
8.8

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/15 s
1/6 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

No
No
Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

6.2
7.4

Dynamic Range Scene 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Dynamic Range Scene
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

8.3 f-stops
9.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

7.2 f-stops
7.7 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

5.7 f-stops
6.5 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

4.6 f-stops
5.4 f-stops

Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

6.9
6.0

Sharpness Scene Crop 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Sharpness Scene Crop
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

 Preview Graph
Sony RX100 VII MTF Graph
 Preview Graph
Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 MTF Graph
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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,466 LW/PH
1,245 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,538 LW/PH
1,340 LW/PH

Photo RAW Noise 
 

5.7
6.2

Noise Scene Crop 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Noise Scene Crop
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

 Preview Graph
Sony RX100 VII Noise Vs Exposure Time
 Preview Graph
Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Noise Vs Exposure Time
 Compare in Graph Tool

SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

31.6 dB
32.5 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

26.6 dB
28.1 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

21.0 dB
22.5 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

16.3 dB
16.4 dB
Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

Not Advertised
Not Advertised

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

N/A
N/A

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
No

Recording Light  
 

No
No

Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
No

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

All-I Compression 
 

No
No
4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

6.1
5.9

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes, with a Crop

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes, with a Crop

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.1 x
1.35 x

4k Video Internal Recording 
 

4.9
7.1

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

96 Mbps
95 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

56 Mbps
95 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

5 min
15 min

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

3
0

4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.7
5.8

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

9.7
7.0

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

9.5
3.0

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

6.8
5.9

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

4.7°
6.7°
Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
5.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
No

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
No

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x

FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

8.3
8.0

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

95 Mbps
26 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

14 Mbps
20 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

780 min
N/A

FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.7
6.8

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

10
7.5

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

9.3
5.0

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

7.0
6.4

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

4.0°
5.7°
Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

4.4
4.5

Base ISO Video Dynamic Range Waveform 
 

Strict SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

6.29 stops
7.04 stops

Lenient SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

7.04 stops
7.04 stops

Background Floor Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

7.04 stops
7.04 stops
Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Card Slot Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I

Card 2 Slot 
 

No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot

Inputs / Outputs 
 

7.8
6.5

Input Picture 
 

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Sony RX100 VII Input Picture
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Panasonic LUMIX ZS300 Input Picture

USB 
 

Micro USB
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

No
No

Microphone 
 

Stereo
No Microphone input

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

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