| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Nikon |
| Model | Lumix DMC-FZ300 12.1MP Digital Camera | CoolPix AW130 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC-FZ300 | CoolPix AW130 |
| Series | Lumix | CoolPix |
| Color | Black | Orange |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 16 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11.7 x 13.2 x 9.2 cm | 2.7 x 11 x 6.6 cm |
| Weight | 689 GM | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 10 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot shoe | - |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | - |
| Maximum FPS | 12.1 | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Leica DC Vario-Elmarit | - |
| Lens Mount | Hybrid OIS | - |
| Focal Length | 25-600mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 24x | 5x |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8 to f/8 | F2.8 - F4.9 |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Zoom 5x, Aperture Electronically Controlled Preset Aperture -1 AV and ND Filter -2 AV Selections |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Digital | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Range | - | 50 cm - Infinity W, 50 cm - Infinity T |
| Metering Modes | - | Matrix, Center-weighted Digital Zoom Less than 2x, Spot Digital Zoom 2x or More |
| White Balancing | - | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset |
| Other Focus Features | - | Focus Lock Yes, Macro Mode 0.4 inch - Infinity Wide-angle Position All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens, Autofocus AF Focus Area Selection Center, Face Priority, Manual with 99 Focus Areas, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AF, Contrast Detect AF |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Red Eye Reduction, Forced | - |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes |
| image features |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | Still Pictures JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.76 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SDHC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 473 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| Video Format | - | Movies MOV Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV, 3 Steps f/2.8, f/4.1 and f/5.6 W |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Programmed Auto Exposure |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical, CMOS Electronic Shutter |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Top Continuous Shooting Speed at Full Resolution Upto 5 Shots/7 fps, Continuous Shooting Options Continuous H, H 60, H 120, L, Pre-shooting Cache, Single |
| modes and functions features |
| Water Resistant | - | Yes |
| Scene Modes | - | Backlighting, Beach, Black and White Copy, Close Up, Dusk / Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food,Landscape, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Underwater |