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Panasonic LX5
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What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC LX5
Best price
$700
- 100% more battery life 400 shots vs 200 shots
- Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 15 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 2 shots per sec
- Has panorama image capture S100 does not have panorama
- Has a flash hot shoe connector S100 does not
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Panasonic Lumix DMC LX5
What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S100
Best price
$339
$339
- Weighs a little bit less than the LX5 6.98 oz vs 9.76 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 26 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $339 vs $700
- Higher sensor resolution 12.1 MP vs 10 MP
- Newer camera December 2011 vs August 2010
- Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 3.8×
- Better video capture 1080p 24fps vs 720p 60fps
- Has GPS location tagging LX5 does not have GPS
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Canon PowerShot S100
What the Panasonic LX5 and Canon S100 have in common
- Similar image sensor size 45 in² vs 43 in²
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots vs 461k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
- RAW capture
What’s missing from both the Panasonic LX5 and the Canon S100
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No HDR processing -
No 3D capture -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
