Canon SX210 IS vs Panasonic DMC-LX3

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Significantly more zoom

14x

2.5x

Around 31.5x more zoom

Significantly lighter

220 g

265 g

Around 20% lighter

Much cheaper

$293.99

$555.27

The best price we've seen is $261 cheaper (around 50% less)

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

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the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX3

Much larger sensor

1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

More than 80% larger sensor

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the DMC-LX3's lens captures much more light (1.3 f-stops)

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Smaller

109x60x27 mm

105x59x31 mm

More than 10% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DMC-LX3's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

1.1"

1.3"

Around 20% thinner

Shoots faster

2.5 fps

0.7 fps

More than 3.5x faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

10 MP

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-LX3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

46	vs	77
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

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 travel zoom with a pro digicam.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Very expensive

SX210 IS:	$293.99
DMC-LX3:	$555.27

Heavy

SX210 IS:	220 g
DMC-LX3:	265 g

Quite thick

SX210 IS:	1.3"
DMC-LX3:	1.1"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Large

SX210 IS:	105x59x31 mm
DMC-LX3:	109x60x27 mm

HD (720p) video

SX210 IS:	720p @ 30fps
DMC-LX3:	720p @ 24fps

competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has in-camera HDR

Significantly higher boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Is significantly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Has slightly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Significantly better macro capability

Significantly cheaper

Much larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Significantly better macro capability

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX200 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Better boost ISO

Shoots faster

Much larger

No 24p support

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Significantly lighter

Better boost ISO

Much smaller sensor

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Much higher true resolution

Higher resolution movies

Much larger

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Has a flip-out screen

Has in-camera HDR

Much larger

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Has an OLED screen

Wider aperture

Much larger

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the XZ-1 vs the Lumix DMC-LX3

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Canon PowerShotSX210 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon PowerShot S90

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Canon PowerShot G12

Olympus XZ-1

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Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-LX3