| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 14.4 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Fujifilm |
| Model | Lumix DMC LX7 10.1MP Digital Camera | FinePix X P50 14.4MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC LX7 | FinePix X P50 |
| Model Number | DMC LX7 | X P50 |
| Series | Lumix | FinePix |
| Color | White | Blue |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 10.1 MP | 14.4 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm | 99 x 67.8 x 25.6 mm |
| Weight | 269 GM | 175 GM |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.7 inch | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 3200 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor | - |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX | Fujinon 5x optical zoom lens |
| Lens Mount | 5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical surfaces | - |
| Lens Construction | 11 elements in 10 groups | 11 groups 13 lenses |
| Focal Length | f=4.7 - 17.7mm 24 - 90mm in 35mm equiv. | f=5.0mm - 25.0mm, equivalent to 28 - 140mm on a 35mm camera |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | 6.8x |
| Optical Zoom | 3.8x | 5x |
| 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 | F3.9 Wide - F4.9 Telephoto |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Optional DMW-LVF2 | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 97% |
| 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 | Single AF / Continuous AF SR AUTO |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50 cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent AUTO / motion picture Wide 1 cm - infinity /Tele 30cm - infinity | Wide Approx. 60cm to infinity/2.0 ft to infinity Telephoto Approx. 1.0m to infinity/3.3 ft to infinity |
| Metering Modes | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Center / Tracking |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set1 / White Set2 / Color Tempareture 2-axis adjustable | Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light Daylight, Fluorescent light Warm White, Fluorescent light Cool White, Incandescent light |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | Programmed AE |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV | -2.0EV - +2.0EV 1/3EV step |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | approx. 250 - 1/4000 sec | Auto mode 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec., All other modes 4sec. to 1/2000sec. |
| 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 | TOP L TOP max 12 frames 3 frames/sec. M TOP max 12 frames 5 frames/sec. H TOP max 12 frames 10 frames/sec. LAST L LAST max 12 frames 3 frames/sec. M LAST max 12 frames 5 frames/sec. H LAST max 12 frames 10 frames/sec. |
| 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 | Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEGDCF/Exif2.3 / RAW / MPO / Motion picture AVCHD, MP4 | JPEG Exif Ver 2.3 |
| Still Image Size | 2736x2736 | L 43 4320 x 3240 32 4320 x 3072 169 4320 x 2432 M 43 3072 x 2304 169 3072 x 1728 S 43 2048 x 1536 169 1920 x 1080 |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.7 inch |
| Display Resolution | 920K dots | 230,000 dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920K dots | 230000 dots |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 70 MB | 95 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | SD / SDHC / 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 | 1920 x 1080 pixels / 1280 x 720 pixels / 640 x 480 pixels |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | H.264MOV |
| Audio Features | - | monaural sound |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | 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 | - | SR AUTO, AUTO, P, Pro low-light, Dynamic range, Natural Light & with Flash, Natural Light, Portrait, Portrait enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night Tripod, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Under water, Under water Wide, Under water Macro, Party, Flower, Text, Motion panorama360 |
| Macro Mode | - | Wide Approx. 9cm - 80cm / 3.5 in. - 2.6ft. Telephoto Approx. 40cm - 80cm/1.3 ft to 2.6ft. |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |