| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CCD |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon |
| Model | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LX7 | PowerShot SX120IS |
| Model Number | DMC LX7 | SX120IS |
| Series | Lumix | PowerShot |
| Color | White | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 10 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm |
| Weight | 269 GM | 245 GM |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.7 inch | 1/2.5 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 1600 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX | - |
| Lens Mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces | - |
| Lens Construction | 11 elements in 10 groups | - |
| Focal Length | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. | 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 | 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 | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| 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 | - |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity | 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 | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, spot |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | 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 | 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/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 | 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 | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Still Image Size | 2736x2736 | 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 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 10.3 MP |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 920K dots | Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920K dots | Approx 230000 pixels |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 70 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| Power Supply | 1250 mAh | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional |
| Power Requirement | 3.6V | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Battery Life | 330 pictures CIPA Standard*1 | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | - |
| Speaker | Mono | - |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 30 fps |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | AVI Image data Motion JPEG |
| Audio Features | - | Audio data WAVE Monaural |
| 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 | - | 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 |