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Panasonic LX7
Premium Compact Camera
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Olympus E-M5
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-M5 10.5 oz vs 15 oz
- Smaller body size 21 in³ vs 29 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $557 vs $999
- Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 610k dots
- Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 60 seconds
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 9 shots per sec
- Has HDR on-board E-M5 does not have HDR
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Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7
What’s good about the Olympus OM-D E-M5
Best price
$999
$999
- Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 10.1 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 225 mm² vs 43 mm²
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
- Interchangeable lenses LX7 does not have lens options
- Has a waterproof camera body LX7 does not
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
What the Panasonic LX7 and Olympus E-M5 have in common
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
- 3D capture
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- hot shoe
What’s missing from both the Panasonic LX7 and the Olympus E-M5
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No GPS tagging -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
