Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FZ100

General

 Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
Brand
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 Canon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $742.23 $610.64
Announced
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 August, 2009 July, 2010

Sensor
Type
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 CCD CMOS
Size
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 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 12 MP 14 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 6,400 ISO

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 9.8 MP 9.8 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 4320 x 3240
Pixel size
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 2.4 µm² 2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.5" 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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 Yes Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 20x 24x
Wide angle
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 28 mm 25 mm
Telephoto
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 560 mm 600 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.8 f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.7 f/5.2
Macro focus
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 0 cm 1 cm

Form factor
Size
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 128x88x87 mm 124x81x95 mm
Depth
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 3.4" 3.7"
Weight
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 600 g 539 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Digital Digital
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown Unknown

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 30fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 No No
High-speed framerate
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 None 220 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Unknown
All formats
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 320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 60fps
720p @ 30fps		 320 x 240 @ 30fps
848 x 480 @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 220fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
1080p @ 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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 Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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 Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 0.7 fps 11 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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 1/3200s 1/2000s
Min
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 15s 60s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

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

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 Unknown Unknown
Color depth
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 Unknown Unknown
Dynamic range
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 Unknown Unknown
Low light performance
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 Unknown Unknown