Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon IXUS 230 HS vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon IXUS 220 HS

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Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x55x19 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
141 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 24fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Size Significantly smaller 92x55x19 mm vs 109x60x27 mm
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More than 40% smaller
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Weight Much lighter 141 g vs 265 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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Around 30% thinner
Lowest price Much cheaper $269.96 vs $575.37
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The best price we've seen is $305 cheaper (2.1x less)
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 2.5x
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4x more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3.4 fps vs 2.5 fps
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Around 40% faster continuous shooting
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX3

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 80% larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/2.7
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-LX3's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
True resolution Higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 220 HS Canon IXUS 220 HS
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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a pro digicam.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
IXUS 220 HS:f/2.7
DMC-LX3:f/2.0
Supports 24p Both support 24p, which is uncommon in cameras similar to these Help
For that film look
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
24 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
IXUS 220 HS:3 cm
DMC-LX3:1 cm
Lowest price Very expensive Help
IXUS 220 HS:$269.96
DMC-LX3:$575.37
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Zoom Poor zoom Help
IXUS 220 HS:5x
DMC-LX3:2.5x

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Light sensitivity Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Light sensitivity (boost) Significantly higher boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $457

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Cheaper
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon IXUS 125 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot IXUS 240 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Compact

$345 - $418

Screen size Much larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Slightly larger
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Canon IXUS 310 HS

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Pro digicam

$320 - $405

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Much larger screen
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$325

Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO
Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Size Much larger
Supports 24p No 24p support
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Weight Significantly lighter
Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Screen type Has an OLED screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

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