| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Nikon |
| Model | Lumix DMC LS2 5.0MP Digital Camera | CoolPix AW130 16MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LS2 | CoolPix AW130 |
| Model Number | DMC LS2 | - |
| Series | Lumix | CoolPix |
| Color | White | Orange |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 4 x 2.1 x 1.2 inch | 2.7 x 11 x 6.6 cm |
| Temperature | 32 to 104 | 0 to 10 |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.5 inch | - |
| Maximum ISO | 800 ISO | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Aspherical lens | - |
| Lens Construction | 6 groups in 7 elements | - |
| Focal Length | 5.8 x 17.4 mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 5x |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8-5.0 | F2.8 - F4.9 |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| 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 | No | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 2 - 19.7 inch | 50 cm - Infinity W, 50 cm - Infinity T |
| Metering Modes | multi-segment | Matrix, Center-weighted Digital Zoom Less than 2x, Spot Digital Zoom 2x or More |
| White Balancing | cloudy, daylight, halogen | White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, White Balance Preset |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| 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 Mode | automatic, program | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| 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 Speed | 1/2000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second | 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 |
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical, CMOS Electronic Shutter |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-in Flash Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | Still Pictures JPEG |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.76 MP |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 85,000 pixels | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 85000 pixels | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 14 MB | 473 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | Multi Media Card, SD Memory Card | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| connectivity features |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | - | Movies MOV Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |