Canon G12
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G12
Best price
$600
- 203% more battery life 1,000 shots vs 330 shots
- Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 3.8×
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Canon PowerShot G12
What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7
Best price
$557
$557
- Weighs a little bit less than the G12 10.5 oz vs 12.4 oz
- Smaller body size 21 in³ vs 25 in³
- Slightly cheaper street price $557 vs $600
- Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 461k dots
- Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 15 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
- Newer camera August 2012 vs September 2010
- Wider angle lens 4.7mm vs 6.1mm
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 24fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 2 shots per sec
- Has panorama image capture G12 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities G12 does not have 3D
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Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7
What the Canon G12 and Panasonic LX7 have in common
- Similar sensor resolutions 10 MP vs 10.1 MP
- Similar image sensor size 43 in²
- Same viewscreen size 2.8″ vs 3.0″
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Canon G12 and the Panasonic LX7
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
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