Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 and Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7. 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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Carl Zeiss -
Height 5.81 cm 7.61 cm
Width 10.2 cm 11.67 cm
Depth 3.55 cm 3.73 cm
Weight 216 g 293 g
Weight Details Camera only: 216 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 242 g
Camera only: 293 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 319 g
Enclosure Colour Black Blue
Protection - Waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 120x 4x
Optical Zoom 28x 4.6x
SENSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Sensor Resolution 18.2 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels - 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,200,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Intelligent Active Mode) Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Image Processor BIONZ X -
LENS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Type Carl Zeiss zoom lens - 28x zoom - 4.25 - 118 mm - f/3.5-6.4 Vario-Sonnar T* Zoom lens - 4.6x zoom - 4.9 - 22.8 mm - f/3.3-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 720mm 28 - 128mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 30 cm
Macro Focus Range - 5cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 10 groups / 11 elements 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 49
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,170,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.5x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
ISO (Max) 12800 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-3200), ISO 12800 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs - Panorama assist, Underwater, sports mode, beach & surf, snow, handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion
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 Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed - 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed - 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
DISPLAY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Tilting Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 5.4 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2.5 m - 3 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.3 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.3 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage - JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3712 x 2784
JPEG 2624 x 1968
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3712 x 2480
JPEG 2624 x 1752
JPEG 5184 x 2920
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2784 x 2784
JPEG 1968 x 1968
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
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Battery Type Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge 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 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP)
Additional Features 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 Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera film editing, contrast control, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction, Post Focus function
OTHERS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, wrist strap, micro-USB cable Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 31 m
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