Canon PowerShot
SD4000 IS
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-LX3

General

 Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
Brand
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 Canon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $293.99 $573.31
Announced
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 May, 2010 July, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm 1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm
Megapixels
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 10 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 6,400 ISO

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 9.8 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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 2.9 µm² 5.2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 230k dots 460k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No

Lens
Zoom
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 3.8x 2.5x
Wide angle
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 28 mm 24 mm
Telephoto
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 105 mm 60 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.0 f/2.0
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.3 f/2.8
Macro focus
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 3 cm 1 cm

Form factor
Size
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 100x54x23 mm 109x60x27 mm
Depth
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 0.9" 1.1"
Weight
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 175 g 265 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None None

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 30fps 720p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 No Yes
High-speed framerate
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 240 fps None
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Unknown
All formats
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 480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 240fps
720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps		 720p @ 24fps
848 x 480 @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 10fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 No Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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 430 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 3.7 fps 2.5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/2500s 1/2000s
Min
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 15s 60s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 No Yes
External connection
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 No Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 MMCplus
SD
SDHC
SDXC
MMC		 MMC
SDHC
SD

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 Unknown 39.0
Color depth
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 Unknown 19.6 bits
Dynamic range
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 Unknown 10.8 EV
Low light performance
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 Unknown 94 ISO