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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
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As well as being compared against other pro digicams, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is also often compared to mirrorless, boutiques, travel zooms and super zooms. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5's top rivals come from Canon (such as the Powershot S100 and the PowerShot G12) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-GF3 and the Lumix ZS20)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5 compared to other pro digicam competitors include: it has a marginally larger sensor (1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm vs 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm), has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a significantly longer battery life (400 shots vs 200 shots), slightly higher boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs none) and is slightly less expensive ($358.88 vs $598.99).
However, on average it is slightly more noisy at high ISO (132 ISO vs 245 ISO), has slightly lower image quality (41.0 vs 47.0), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has slightly less color depth (19.6 bits vs 20.4 bits) and has slightly narrower dynamic range (10.8 EV vs 11.3 EV).
Canon Powershot S100
1 year newer
$370 - $430
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Canon PowerShot G12
similar age
$370 - $496
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Olympus XZ-1
5 months newer
$499 - $500
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Fujifilm Finepix X10
1 year newer
$599
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Canon PowerShot S95
similar age
$364 - $389
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Leica D-LUX 5
similar age
$799
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a significantly longer battery life (400 shots vs 290 shots), has boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs none), supports an external flash and slightly longer exposures (60 seconds vs 30 seconds).
However, on average it is significantly more noisy at high ISO (132 ISO vs 703 ISO), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has significantly lower image quality (41.0 vs 69.0), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 1,200 fps) and has significantly less color depth (19.6 bits vs 21.5 bits).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
1 year newer
$469 (body only)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1
1 year newer
$643 - $1,125 (body only)
$739 - $964 14-42mm lens
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2
3 months newer
$376 14-42mm lens
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Nikon 1 J1
1 year newer
$547 10-30mm lens
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Olympus PEN E-PL1
5 months older
$219 - $279 14-42mm lens
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Sony Alpha NEX-5
similar age
$569 18-55mm lens
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5 compared to boutique competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/2.8), has slightly more zoom (3.8x vs 1x), has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 35 mm), is much smaller (mid size 109x65x42 mm vs standard size 117x81x65 mm) and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it has much lower image quality (41.0 vs 73.0), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (10 MP vs 14.2 MP) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO).
Canon PowerShot G1X
1 year newer
$799 - $800
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Fujifilm FinePix X100
similar age
$1,199
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/3.3), takes slightly higher resolution photos (10 MP vs 9.6 MP), has a much larger sensor (1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm vs 1/2.5" 6.1x4.6mm), has a significantly longer battery life (400 shots vs 260 shots) and slightly closer macro focusing (1 cm vs 5 cm).
However, on average it has way more less zoom (3.8x vs 20x), doesn't have a built-in GPS, records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), is much larger (mid size 109x65x42 mm vs compact 105x59x28 mm) and doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 220 fps).
Panasonic Lumix ZS20
1 year newer
$291 - $350
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Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v
5 months newer
$319 - $330
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
6 months newer
$328
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
5 months older
$361
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5 compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2.0 vs f/2.8), has a slightly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.7"), is much smaller (mid size 109x65x42 mm vs professional size 123x92x108 mm), has a much larger sensor (1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm) and significantly higher boost light sensitivity (12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO).
However, on average it has way more less zoom (3.8x vs 35x), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 220 fps), doesn't record movies in 24p and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (6 fps vs 10.3 fps).
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
1 year newer
$499
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Canon Powershot SX40
1 year newer
$340 - $380
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48
1 year newer
$384 - $426
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