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Panasonic LX7
Premium Compact Camera
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Olympus E-P2
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7
Best price
$557
- Weighs a little bit less than the E-P2 10.5 oz vs 13.6 oz
- Slightly cheaper street price $557 vs $590
- Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
- Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 60 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
- Newer camera August 2012 vs November 2009
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 30fps
- Has HDR on-board E-P2 does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture E-P2 does not have panorama
- Has 3D capture capabilities E-P2 does not have 3D
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Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7
What’s good about the Olympus PEN E-P2
Best price
$590
$590
- Smaller body size 18 in³ vs 21 in³
- Higher sensor resolution 12.3 MP vs 10.1 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 225 mm² vs 43 mm²
- Interchangeable lenses LX7 does not have lens options
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Olympus PEN E-P2
What the Panasonic LX7 and Olympus E-P2 have in common
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Panasonic LX7 and the Olympus E-P2
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
