| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Nikon |
| Model | Lumix DMC GX1 16MP DSLR Camera | CoolPix AW130 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC GX1 | CoolPix AW130 |
| Model Number | DMC GX1 | - |
| Color | Black | Orange |
| SLR Variant | Dslr | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 116 x 68 x 39 mm | 2.7 x 11 x 6.6 cm |
| Weight | 318M GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 10 |
| Series | - | CoolPix |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 17.3 x 13 mm | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 12800 | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| GPS | No | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 473 MB |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 5x |
| Aperture Range | - | 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 |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | - | 50 cm - Infinity W, 50 cm - Infinity T |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes |
| image features |
| Image Format | - | Still Pictures JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.76 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | - | Movies MOV Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| 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 |