| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 9 MP | 10 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | 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 TZ5S 9.0MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX120IS 10.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC TZ5S | PowerShot SX120IS |
| Model Number | DMC TZ5S | SX120IS |
| Series | Lumix | PowerShot |
| Color | Silver | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 9 MP | 10 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 2.33 x 4.07 x 1.44 inch | 110.6 x 70.4 x 44.7 mm |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Weight | - | 245 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.33 inch | 1/2.5 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Leica DC Vario-Elmar | - |
| Focal Length | f=4.6-46mm 35mm equiv 28-280mm | 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 | 10x | - |
| Aperture Range | Wide F3.3 / F8.0 2 steps Tele F4.9 / F11 2 steps | - |
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Normal / Macro, Quick AF On/Off, Continuous AF On/Off | - |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50cm/ Tele 200cm - 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 / Halogen / White Set / White Balance Adjustment +10steps, except for auto set Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, and Highspeed Burst mode | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Step, | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Manual AE Lock, Program Shift, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode 15, 30, 60 sec. | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Normal approx. 1.3 fps AF approx. 0.9 fps LV approx. 0.9 fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | No | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | 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 design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard, DPOF Corresponding Image with audio JPEG design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard+ QuickTime Motion Picture QuickTime Motion JPEG | Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Maximum Resolution | 3456 x 2592 | - |
| Image Stabilizer | No | - |
| Image Sizing | 3456 x 2592, 3072 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 | - |
| Still Image Size | 640 x 480, 320 x 240 | 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 | 460K dots | Approx. 230,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460K dots | Approx 230000 pixels |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 27 MB | - |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Multi Media Card | SD/SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard, MMCplus card, HC MMCplus card |
| Power Requirement | 3.7V | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Battery Life | Up to 300 pictures CIPA Standard | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 370 shots AA-size Ni-MH Battery |
| Power Supply | - | AC Adapter Kit ACK-800 optional |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Yes | - |
| Speaker | Yes | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| 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 |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Dial Normal Picture, Motion Picture, Intelligent AUTO, Clipboard | 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. |
| Scene Modes | SCN 1&2 Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-Portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry, Beach, Aerial, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby 1&2, Sunset, Pet, Hi-Speed Burst, Multi-Aspect Shooting | - |
| Macro Mode | Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Clipboard Wide 5cm / Max 200cm / Tele 100cm - infinity | - |
| viewfinder features |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | Yes |