| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Panasonic |
| Model | EOS 1200D 18MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 1200D | Lumix DMC LX7 |
| Model Number | EOS 1200D | DMC LX7 |
| Color | Black | White |
| SLR Variant | Body With 8 Gb Card & Bag Ef S18-55 Is Ii+55-250Mm Is Ii | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 18 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 101.3 x 129 x 77.6 mm | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm |
| Weight | 480 GM | 269 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Type C Mini HDMI | - |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0 mm | 1/1.7 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 3.8x |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction, Single Lens Reflex, | - |
| Lens Type | - | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX |
| Lens Construction | - | 11 elements in 10 groups |
| Focal Length | - | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | - | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentamirror | Optional DMW-LVF2 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 95% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.8x -1 m-1 with 50 mm Lens at Infinity | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 21 mm | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Focusing Screen Fixed, Precision Matte, Viewfinder Mirror Quick-return Type, Depth of Field Preview Enabled with Custom Function Setting | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | One Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF | Normal / AF Macro / MF / Quick AF On/Off On in Intelligent Auto, Continuous AF only for motion picture / AF/AF Macro/MF Switchable, AF/AE Lock Button, Focus Lever, Manual Focus, One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking |
| Focus Range | Focusing Brightness Range EV 0 - 18 Center AF Point, EV 1 - 18 other AF Points with One-shot AF at Room Temperature, ISO 100, Brightness Metering Range EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | 9 Points Cross Type AF Sensitive to f/5.6 with Center AF Point | - |
| Metering Modes | 63 Zone TTL Full-aperture Metering, Evaluative Metering Linked to All AF Points, Partial Metering 10% of Viewfinder at Center, Center Weighted Average Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing Possible | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable |
| Other Focus Features | AF Operation One-shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, AF Assist Beam Small Series of Flashes Fired by Built-in Flash, Focusing Methods Contrast Detection FlexiZone Single, Face Detection Live Mode, Phase-difference Detection Quick Mode, Manual Focus 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 5 EV Manual, 1/3 or 1/2 Stop Increments +/- 2 AEB, 1/3 Stop Increments +/- 3 Stops Increments +/- Stops Still Photos | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Program AE Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Exposure | - |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 3.0 Shots/sec | Full- Resolution Image 11 frames/sec Max.12 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / High- speed Burst approx. 60 frames/sec recorded in 2.5M / approx. 40 frames/sec recorded in 5M |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, Retractable, Auto Pop-up Flash | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, Flash Synchro1st/2nd Slow Sync / 0.8 - 8.5m Wide/ISO Auto, 0.3 - 5.2m Tele/ISO Auto |
| Other Flash Features | FE Lock | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 |
| Aspect Ratio | 32, 43, 169, 11 | - |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Still Image Size | - | 2736x2736 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Other Display Features | Feature Guide Displayable, Two Grid Display, Playback Image Display Formats Basic Info, Basic Info + Image Quality / Playback Number, Shooting Info, Display, Histogram, Image Index 4 / 9, Slide Show All Images, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Five Transition Effects Selectable, Background Music Selectable for Slide Shows and Movie Playback | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 920K dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 920K dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | DC 7.4 V Battery | 3.6V |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Card Compatible | - |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 70 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Power Supply | - | 1250 mAh |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | Stereo |
| Speaker | Built-in Speaker | Mono |
| Video Resolution | 5184 x 3456 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | DCF 2.0,Recording MOV, Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | AVCHD, MP4 |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Still Image Mode | - | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Panorama shot, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, Glass Through, 3D Photo, |