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Old Aug 2, 2012 | 11:53 pm
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Originally Posted by turtleisland
The pixel density of the RX100 is actually significantly lower than the Canon S100 and Panasonic LX7.

Sony RX100 pixel density = 20MP/(13.2mm *8.8mm) = 0.172MP/mm^2
Canon S100 pixel density = 12MP/(7.5mm * 5.5mm) = 0.290MP/mm^2
Panasonic LX7 pixel density = 10MP/(7.4mm * 5.6mm) = 0.241MP/mm^2

So in addition to having 30% less pixel density than the LX7, it also has double the pixels. Amazing little thing.
My thinking was along the lines of Canon EOS M or Fujifilm X100 which have APS-C sized sensors with fewer pixels than the RX100. I would think the Sony would be a more compelling camera with 12 MP instead of 20 MP.

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