| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | AA Alkaline Battery |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon |
| Model | Lumix DMC LS2 5.0MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LS2 | PowerShot SX120IS |
| Model Number | DMC LS2 | SX120IS |
| Series | Lumix | PowerShot |
| Color | White | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 10 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4 x 2.1 x 1.2 inch | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm |
| Temperature | 32 to 104 | 0 to 40 |
| Weight | - | 245 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.5 inch | 1/2.5 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 800 ISO | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Aspherical lens | - |
| Lens Construction | 6 groups in 7 elements | - |
| Focal Length | 5.8 x 17.4 mm | 6.0 W - 60.0mm T f/2.8 W - f/4.3 T 35mm equivalent 36 W - 360 T mm |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | - |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8-5.0 | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 2 - 19.7 inch | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity W, 3.3 ft./1m-infinity T Macro 0.4 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm W |
| Metering Modes | multi-segment | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot |
| White Balancing | cloudy, daylight, halogen | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | automatic, program | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Auto w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.3 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | Still Image 3,648 x 2,736 Large, 2,816 x 2,112 Medium 1, 2,272 x 1,704 Medium 2, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 640 x 480 Small, 3,648 x 2,048 Widescreen |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 85,000 pixels | Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | Yes | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 85000 pixels | Approx 230000 pixels |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 14 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Multi Media Card, SD Memory Card | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | baby1, baby2, portrait mode, scenery, snow, soft skin, sports mode, starry sky, candle, fireworks, food, high sensitivity, macro, night portrait, night scene, party/indoor | Auto*, P, Av, Tv, M, Easy, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, ISO 3200, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie, Night Scene * Automatically detects the shooting scene. |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | - | Audio data WAVE Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps |
| Video Format | - | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |