| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon |
| Model | Lumix DMC-FS12 12.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot A1300 16.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC-FS12 | PowerShot A1300 |
| Series | Lumix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 96.5 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm | 94.7 x 61.7 x 29.8 mm |
| Weight | 129 GM | 174 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | A1300 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 6.08 x 4.56 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | - |
| Focal Length | 5.5-22 mm | 5.0 W - 25.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 28 W - 140 T mm |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | - |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8-f/5.9 | f/2.8 W - f/6.9 T |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| View Finder Type | - | Real-image Zoom Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Custom | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom*Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect Face Detect WB |
| Focus Range | - | Normal 2.0 in. 5cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity T Auto 1.2 in. 3cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity TMacro 1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. 3-60cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic Mode, Program Mode | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3 stop incrementsNot available when shooting movies |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000-60 sec | 1 - 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. Total shutter speed range |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx 0.8 shots/sec. In P Mode Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. In Low Light Mode |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.6 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | - |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | No | - |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | No | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Supply | - | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 640x480 | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | VGA Frame rate 30QVGA Frame rate 30 | - |
| Audio Features | - | Monaural unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video |
| Video Features | - | NTSC/PAL unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect. |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie* *Shooting movies is possible with the movie button. |