Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 109x60x27 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Canon PowerShot S5 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon S5 IS

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 2.5x
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More than 23x more zoom
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX3

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 2x 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 Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
True resolution Much higher true resolution 10 MP vs 8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Size Significantly smaller 109x60x27 mm vs 117x80x78 mm
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4.1x smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 207k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Weight Much lighter 265 g vs 550 g
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2.1x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1.1" vs 3.1"
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2.9x thinner
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DMC-LX3's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.5 fps vs 1.5 fps
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Around 70% faster continuous shooting
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Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a pro digicam.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
S5 IS:f/2.7
DMC-LX3:f/2.0
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
S5 IS:0 cm
DMC-LX3:1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
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
S5 IS:480p @ 30fps
DMC-LX3:720p @ 24fps

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Overall image quality Has slightly better image quality
Color depth Has slightly more color depth
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Larger
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO
Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Supports 24p No 24p support
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Overall image quality Better image quality
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Overall image quality Better image quality
Low light performance Significantly lower noise at high ISO
Supports 24p No 24p support
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Supports 24p No 24p support
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
Supports 24p No 24p support
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

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