Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Leica D-LUX 4

Canon PowerShot G11

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Leica D-LUX 4

Reasons to buy the Leica D-LUX 4

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.0
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 109x56x27 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
248 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
Help
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
Help
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
Help
2x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Leica D-LUX 4

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.0 vs f/2.8
Help
At its widest zoom, the D-LUX 4's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
Help
Get that real film feel
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
Help
More than 10% better wide angle
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.9x5.8mm vs 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Help
Around 10% larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
Help
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
Help
Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 109x56x27 mm vs 112x76x48 mm
Help
2.5x smaller
Weight Lighter 248 g vs 375 g
Help
More than 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.9"
Help
More than 40% thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.5 fps vs 1.1 fps
Help
Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
Help
4x longer exposures
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
G11:1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
D-LUX 4:1/1.7" 7.9x5.8mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G11:f/2.8
D-LUX 4:f/2.0
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
G11:480p @ 30fps
D-LUX 4:720p @ 24fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G11:5x
D-LUX 4:2.5x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
10 MP
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G11:1.1 fps
D-LUX 4:2.5 fps
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
G11:461k dots
D-LUX 4:460k dots

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Color depth Has slightly more color depth
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Has a significantly larger sensor
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Thickness Is thicker
Color depth Has slightly less color depth
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

HDR Has in-camera HDR
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$555

Sensor size Has a significantly larger sensor
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Color depth Has slightly less color depth

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Color depth Worse color depth
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

Leica D-LUX 4 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica D-LUX 5

Leica D-LUX 5

Pro digicam

$789

Sensor size Significantly larger sensor
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Supports 24p No 24p support
Weight Slightly heavier
Leica X1

Leica X1

Boutique

$2,242

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Fujifilm FinePix X100

Fujifilm FinePix X100

Boutique

$1,199

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization

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