| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Panasonic |
| Model | Lumix DMC-FS12 12.1MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC-FS12 | Lumix DMC LX7 |
| Series | Lumix | Lumix |
| Color | Black | White |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 10.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 96.5 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm |
| Weight | 129 GM | 269 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | DMC LX7 |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 6.08 x 4.56 mm | 1/1.7 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX |
| Focal Length | 5.5-22 mm | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | 3.8x |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8-f/5.9 | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Mount | - | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces |
| Lens Construction | - | 11 elements in 10 groups |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Compatible Lens | - | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Optional DMW-LVF2 |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable |
| Focus Mode | - | 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 | - | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity |
| Metering Modes | - | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic Mode, Program Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000-60 sec | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | 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 |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 |
| Still Image Size | - | 2736x2736 |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | 920K dots |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 920K dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | No | - |
| USB | 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 | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 70 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Supply | - | 1250 mAh |
| Power Requirement | - | 3.6V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 640x480 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | VGA Frame rate 30QVGA Frame rate 30 | - |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Mono |
| Video Quality | - | HD |
| Video Format | - | AVCHD, MP4 |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | 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 |
| modes and functions features |
| 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, |