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Panasonic TZ202: ISO Comparisons with Sony RX100 M1 (Daylight)

Comparison Photos - Default PhotoStyle for TZ202 | Comparison Photos - My PhotoStyle for TZ202

On this page, I compare the ISO behavior of the Panasonic TZ202 and RX100 M1 cameras in daylight. For the Panasonic TZ202, noise reduction was set to default and to -5, for the Sony RX100 M1 to off.

Note: Regrettably, the photos of the Panasonic TZ202 are much lighter.

Comparison Photos - Default PhotoStyle for TZ202

Click the previews and sections to see the original photos in a new window. Overall, I got the impression that, using the default settings for noise and sharpness, the Panasonic TZ202 images are a lot softer and less detailed than those of the Sony RX100 M1. As a consequence, the Sony photos exhibit more grain.

Comparison Photos - My PhotoStyle for TZ202

Click the previews and sections to see the original photos in a new window. Overall, I got the impression that, using the settings for less noise (-5) and more sharpness (+3), the Panasonic TZ202 images show more details and come a little bit closer to those of the Sony RX100 M1. As a consequence, the Panasonic photos now also exhibit more grain (somewhat finer than the Sony).

EV 0 for Panasonic

EV -1 for Panasonic TZ202

Click the previews and sections to see the original photos in a new window. Overall, I got the impression that, using the settings for less noise (-5) and more sharpness (+3), the Panasonic TZ202 images show more details and come a little bit closer to those of the Sony RX100 M1. At EV -1 they also have more contrast. As a consequence, the Panasonic photos now also exhibit even more grain (somewhat finer than the Sony). Above ISO 3200, the Panasonic TZ202 definitely "breaks down"...