| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon |
| Model | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel K2 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LX7 | EOS Rebel K2 |
| Model Number | DMC LX7 | - |
| Series | Lumix | - |
| Color | White | Grey |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm | 130 x 88 x 64 mm |
| Weight | 269 GM | 365 GM |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.7 inch | - |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX | - |
| Lens Mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces | Canon EF mountelectronic signal transfer system |
| Lens Construction | 11 elements in 10 groups | - |
| Focal Length | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 3.8x | - |
| Compatible Lens | 2 ED Lenses 1 Aspherical ED lens | - |
| Aperture Range | F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F1.4 - 8.0 W, F2.3 - 8.0 T / ND filter 3steps | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Optional DMW-LVF2 | SLR-type, eye level proof prism mirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 90% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.70x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 +0.5 dpt. |
| focus features |
| 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 | Auto, Manual |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity | EV1-18 at ISO100 |
| Metering Modes | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Center-weighted average metering Set automatically in M mode. |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable | - |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Focus Points | - | Auto |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | Portrait,Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV | 1. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB up to |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec | 30 to 1/2000 sec., Bulb X-sync at 1/90 sec. Can be set in 1/2-stop increments. |
| Self-timer | 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 | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. |
| Shutter Type | - | Vertical-travel, focal plane |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | 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 | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 | - |
| Still Image Size | 2736x2736 | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Display Resolution | 920K dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920K dots | - |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 70 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | - |
| Power Supply | 1250 mAh | - |
| Power Requirement | 3.6V | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | - |
| Speaker | Mono | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | - |
| 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, | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Scene, Flash Off, Intelligent Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Automatic Depth-of-Field AE |