Here we are comparing RX100 VII and ZS80, two Compact cameras from Sony and Panasonic. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII is a Large Sensor Compact class camera and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 is a Small Sensor Superzoom class camera.
Sony RX100 VII was introduced to the market in July 2019 and Panasonic ZS80 was launched in February 2018. There is 17 months difference between RX100 VII and ZS80 so we don't expect to see a huge technology difference between these two cameras but it would still give an advantage to younger RX100 VII, especially in sensor tech.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Sony RX100 VII is ranked
#9 out of 70 Large Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 67 whereas Panasonic ZS80 is ranked
#4 out of 245 Small Sensor Superzoom cameras with an overall score of 59.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Sony RX100 VII and Panasonic ZS80 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Sony RX100 VII and Panasonic ZS80 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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