Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Leica Carl Zeiss
Height 6.64 cm 5.81 cm
Width 11.12 cm 10.2 cm
Depth 4.52 cm 3.55 cm
Weight 298 g 216 g
Weight Details Camera only: 298 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Camera only: 216 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 242 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
Digital Zoom 4x 120x
Optical Zoom 15x 28x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 18.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 18,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +) Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Type Leica zoom lens - 15x zoom - 8.8 - 132 mm - f/3.3-6.4 DC Vario-Elmar - zoom Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 28x zoom - 4.25 - 118 mm - f/3.5-6.4 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 360mm 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm -
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 10 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 -
Auto Focus Features Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,333,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.45x 0.5x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-3200), ISO 12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects - Soft focus, illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec -
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec -
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,240,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting
Display Features Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.3 m - 5.4 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2.5 m - 3 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
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Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
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CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K) -
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function Saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, brightness control, contrast control, USB charging, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, Clear Image Zoom, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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