Panasonic ZS15
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Panasonic LX7
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What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS15

Best price $350
  • Weighs a little bit less than the LX7 7.34 oz vs 10.5 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 12 in³ vs 21 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $350 vs $557
  • Higher sensor resolution 12.1 MP vs 10.1 MP
  • Longer optical zoom 16.0× vs 3.8×

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7

Best price
$557
  • 27% more battery life 330 shots vs 260 shots
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 460k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
  • Newer camera August 2012 vs February 2012
  • Better built-in flash range 28′ vs 21′
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 10 shots per sec
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector ZS15 does not
  • Has RAW image capture ZS15 does not have RAW capture

What the Panasonic ZS15 and Panasonic LX7 have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Panasonic ZS15 and the Panasonic LX7

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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