Updated (July, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 vs Samsung NX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

vs

Samsung NX5

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

	Wide angle lens
	24 mm

	Barely any delay taking photos
	310 ms shutter lag

	External flash
	Better lighting

	Long exposures
	60 seconds

Reasons to buy the Samsung NX5

	High true resolution
	14 MP

	Large sensor
	APS-C 23.4x15.6mm

	Interchangeable lenses
	Many lenses to choose from

	CMOS Sensor
	Better in low light

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5

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Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Slightly smaller

109x65x42 mm

123x87x39 mm

Around 30% smaller

Lighter

277 g

491 g

More than 40% lighter

Shoots faster

6 fps

3 fps

2x faster continuous shooting

Has boost ISO

12,800 ISO

None

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

Longer exposures

60s

30s

2x longer exposures

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Advantages of the Samsung NX5

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Significantly larger sensor

APS-C 23.4x15.6mm

1/1.6" 8.3x6.2mm

More than 7x larger sensor

Has interchangeable lenses

Yes

Can take advantage of a variety of lenses

Higher true resolution

14 MP

10 MP

Capture more than 40% more detail in your photos

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Slightly thinner

1.6"

1.7"

Around 10% thinner

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the Samsung NX5

recommendations

Snapsort can't make a recommendation (yet) because it doesn't have enough data yet about the Samsung NX5.

similarities

Compared to recent digital cameras

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Supports RAW
	Better editing

	Support external flash
	Better lighting

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	3,200 ISO

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

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competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

Pro digicam

$278 - $399

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has slightly better image quality

Has significantly more startup delay

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX7 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX7 vs the NX5

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$427 with 18-55mm lens

Has significantly better image quality

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the D3100 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Compare the D3100 vs the NX5

Sony Alpha NEX-5

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$598 body only

$563 with 16-50mm lens

Has significantly better image quality

Records higher quality movies

Doesn't have a built-in flash

Has significantly more shutter lag

Compare the Alpha NEX-5 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Compare the Alpha NEX-5 vs the NX5

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$600

Supports 24p

Has a flip-out screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$291

Supports 24p

Smaller

Much more shutter lag

Shoots slower

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

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Pro digicam

$479 - $548

Significantly better image quality

Much higher resolution screen

Worse wide angle

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-RX100 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$389 - $425

Higher resolution movies

Can create panoramas in-camera

Worse wide angle

Smaller screen

Compare the Finepix X10 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$200 - $300

Has an OLED screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Worse wide angle

Worse image quality

Compare the XZ-1 vs the Lumix DMC-LX5

Samsung NX10

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$853 body only

$1,089 with 18-55mm lens

Has an OLED screen

Has live view

Compare the NX10 vs the NX5

Nikon D90

Entry-level DSLR

$562 - $629 body only

$795 - $840 with 18-105mm lens

Much higher resolution screen

Faster autofocus

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the D90 vs the NX5

Sony Alpha NEX-3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$355 body only

$498 - $519 with 16-50mm lens

Much higher resolution screen

Has an external mic jack

No built-in flash

No viewfinder

Compare the Alpha NEX-3 vs the NX5

Samsung NX11

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$719 with 18-55mm lens

Has an OLED screen

Has live view

Compare the NX11 vs the NX5

Sony Alpha NEX-6

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$598 - $625 body only

$695 - $748 with 16-50mm lens

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Slightly fewer lenses available

Slightly thicker

Compare the Alpha NEX-6 vs the NX5

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

vs

Samsung NX5

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Reasons to buy the Samsung NX5

recommendations

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LX5

Advantages of the Samsung NX5

recommendations

similarities

Compared to recent digital cameras

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

Nikon D3100

Sony Alpha NEX-5