Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 vs. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. 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-RX100 VI Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
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 10.16 cm
Depth 4.52 cm 4.28 cm
Weight 298 g 274 g
Weight Details Camera only: 298 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Camera only: 274 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 301 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 15x 8x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
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
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Type Leica zoom lens - 15x zoom - 8.8 - 132 mm - f/3.3-6.4 DC Vario-Elmar - zoom Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 8x zoom - 9 - 72 mm - f/2.8-4.5 Vario-Sonnar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 360mm 24 - 200mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 8 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 12 groups / 15 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens, AA (advanced aspherical) lens, T* coating
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 315
Auto Focus Features Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF Eye detection AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,333,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.45x 0.59x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
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 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-12800)
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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 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
Min Illumination - 2.9 lux
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
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 Folding
Display Features Touch AF Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
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, auto mode, flash OFF mode, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash exposure bracketing
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.4 m - 5.9 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
12.4 m: ISO 12800 (wide lens)
7 m: ISO 12800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
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
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
4864 x 3648
3648 x 2736
2592 x 1944
640 x 480
5472 x 3080
3648 x 2056
2720 x 1528
3648 x 3648
2544 x 2544
1920 x 1920
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-RX100 VI
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 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
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
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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-RX100 VI
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) 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 24 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode, HDR Movie mode
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 Sweep Panorama technology, takes photos while film recording, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable, shoulder strap adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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