The Panasonic LX7 is a pro compact camera with a bright, 24-90mm equivalent f/1.4-2.3 lens, the LX7 features a 10.1-megapixel, 1/1.7-type MOS sensor, newly developed fast Venus Engine VII FHD processor that enables ISO range of 80-12,800. The LX7 help you to take over the full manual control over aperture range via real dial, the camera also features a built-in ND (neutral density) filter for pro-users.
Major Features
1/1.7″ 10.1MP MOS Sensor
ISO 80-2800
RAW and RAW+JPEG Recording Options
Venus Engine Image Processor
Leica DC Vario-Summilux 24mm Lens
3.8 Optical Zoom Lens
3.0″ 920K-Dot LCD with Auto Brightness
Full HD 1080 Video Recording
Trust iA and iA Plus Modes
Creative Control Modes
Time Lapse Shot Function
The LX7 camera is capable of shooting 1920×1080 50p Full HD movies with Dolby Stereo audio recording, Time Lapse Shot Function is a nice addition the LX7, allowing you to easily create time lapse images without connecting to laptop or PC, LX7 also offers a wide range of Optional Accessories, external flash, an external view finder and multiple filters are all available for Panasonic Lumix LX7 compact camera.
Update: Panasonic lX7 is also announced with G5, the compact feature ultrabright lens with new image processor, see more details about Panasonic LX7, See sample images below
Now after the announcement more sample images surface over the web, see the links below
see sample (+Review) at techradar
see sample at imaging-resource
see sample at engadget
Download the LX7 sample images zip file from here, Russian website 3D news published the details of upcoming LX7 digital camera with its sample images, more sample images will be added here as soon as we get more…
Leaked images and specification of Panasonic G5, FZ200 surfaced today, the Panasonic G5 will have the same 16-megapixel sensor powered by Panasonic’s Venus Engine VII, so with the help of new image processor we may see minor improvement in High ISO noise performance, Panasonic G5 specification
16-megapixel sensor
New Venus Engine FHD
ISO 100-12,800 ISO
Full HD video recording
3-inch fold out screen
Two new lenses, an f2.8 12-35 Power O.I.S and a 45-150mm f4 lens.
Panasonic Lumix FZ200
But the most amazing thing is that the upcoming FZ200 compact zoom camera will have 25-600mm lens with a constant F2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range, read more details below
BenQ G1 is the first pro compact camera made by BenQ, the camera features Panasonic 14 Mega Pixels, 1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor,F1.8 bright lens with 4.6x optical zoom, ISO rating from 100 to 6400, the G1 have 3.0″ 920k pixels swivel LCD and also features Full HD and HD video recording at 30fps.
New in BenQ G1
The F1.8 Lens
The BenQ G1 lens has seven lenses elements in six groups, including an aspherical lens element that improves focus and image integrity by correcting visual aberrations and minimizing illumination loss.
The high-transmission, part-glass lens material and a wide lens thread of 17mm increase light transmission to achieve optimum visual clarity in dimly lit environments or at night.
A lens shift-type image stabilizer paired with an advanced digital image processor effectively reduces image noise and blur caused by hand jitters.
A shallow depth of field greatly blurs the background to create beautiful bokeh pictures.
New 14 Mp CMOS sensor by Panasonic
A 14M pixel CMOS sensor with embedded light-sensitive diodes increases the pixel-by-pixel light absorbance volume to achieve twice the light transmission rate as a traditional sensor component and to lower image noise by 50% – so ultra-clear photos can be created without a tripod in low light environments and at night. Low voltage image transfer further lowers power consumption, allowing more time for video- and photo-shooting.
High-Speed Dual Core DSP
A dual core operation processes high resolution images and multiple tasks efficiently to deliver Full HD videos and continuously shot photos without increasing power consumption.
Next-generation image processing pipelines transmit high resolution images with low-light sensitivity to offer optimum image and video quality in low light settings or fast-moving scenes.
The new noise cancellation function produces clear and vivid images even with increased ISO sensitivity under a dim light source.
Exclusive Image Registration and Ghost Image Removal technologies further perfect the performance of multi-image composing features such as Handheld Night Shot, HDR and Background Defocus.
Manual Modes
M (Manual) Mode: This feature allows you to set the shutter speed and aperture value freely to take photos with higher flexibility.
Av (Aperture Priority) Mode: 14 aperture value choices at zoom 1 enable you to highlight your photographic theme and create images with great depth.
Tv (Shutter Priority) Mode: This feature allows you to adjust the shutter speed according to your moving subjects to clearly capture dynamic images.
P (Program) Mode: The camera will automatically adjust the shutter speed and aperture value, so all you need to do is focus on forming the perfect composition.
BenQ G1 features High Resolution: 920k Swivel Screen display
Other new Features
Background Defocus Simulating the shallow depth of field effect of a DSLR camera, the G1 automatically captures two shots with different depth of field and layers them together to create a soft, blurry background that highlights the subject of your image.
In camera HDR: The HDR-Art feature applies the same mechanism as the HDR image enhancement technology to combine multiple photos with a dynamic range of exposure levels adjusted between the brightest and darkest areas of the photo. As a result, a stunning artistic image that is perfectly balanced in contrast and brightness is created.
other mode includes sketch-style image, color filters, Oil Painting Mode and MagiQ Filter.
Samsung finally announced its Samsung EX2F compact camera with 1/1.7” 12 Megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, bright F1.4 lens with 3.3x optical zoom, Dual Image stabilization, 3-inch swivel VGA-resolution AMOLED display, 1080/30p Full HD movies and Wi-Fi connectivity to directly upload images to online cloud storage space or social networks. Samsung also EX2F features full manual controls, RAW shooting, and EX2F can capture both stills and movie clips simultaneously.
The new F1.4 Lens is composed of eleven elements in nine groups, with four aspherical lenses and two high refractive lenses, According to Samsung the bright F1.4 lens “provide a 20% increase in the amount of light on the sensor, a 20% increase in image quality and a 10% increase in zoom ratio.” Samsung EX2F also have built-in neutral density filter for giving the user greater control over exposure time in different conditions and making photos appear more neutral in situations of over-exposure. It also allows for shooting at a very shallow depth of field, so users can isolate their subjects from backgrounds to create stunning portraits.
Both camera are made for pro shooters, see the specification comparison review of both the compact camera below and share your though with us,
Sensor and image processor: Canon G1 X features 14 Megapixel 1.5 inch CMOS sensor and DIGIC V image processor, with the big sensor and advance image processor you get better ISO range and less noise in your images. Sony RX 100 features 20 Megapixel 1 inch sensor and latest generation of Bionz image processor, but Sony RX100 sensor is small compared to Canon G1 X.
Noise Levels & Dynamic Range: Large sensors with larger pixels produce low noise, more details and higher dynamic range, See the High ISO image comparison between Canon G1 X and Sony RX 100.
The ISO: The standard ISO range of Sony RX100 is limited to 6400, after that you have to use Multi Frame NR, 12800 and 25600 settings are achieved through combining Multi Frame Noise Reduction. In Canon G1 X you get standard ISO range from 100 to 12800.
Lens: Sony RX 100 features bright F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 3.6x zoom optical zoom and better macro mode, canon features bit bigger 4x Optical Zoom.
Shutter – The Canon G1 X offers more wide shutter range compared to Sony Rx100,
Shutter Type
Continuous shooting
Shutter
Min
Max
Sony RX 100
Mechanical
2.5, 10 fps
30 sec
1/2000 sec
Canon GX 1
Mechanical
1.9 fps
60 sec
1/4000 sec
Video – Both the camera offers Full HD video recording, Canon G1 X Full HD video recording is limited to 30 fps only and Sony RX 100 supports 60fps at Full HD.
Display – The Canon G1 X comes with Fully articulated 3″ Color LCD with 920,000 screen dots, The Sony RX 100 features with Fixed 3″ Color LCD with 1,228,800 screen dots.
View finder – Canon G1X features Optical viewfinder, No viewfinder available in Sony RX 100.
Pocketable – Sony RX 100 easily fits in jeans pocket but Canon G1 X need a Jacket pocket, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 is approx 13% (15.1 mm) narrower, 45% (28.8 mm) thinner and 28% (22.4 mm) shorter than Canon PowerShot G1 X.
Sony Rx 100 is fast compared to G1 X: Sony RX 100 has high-speed autofocus that locks onto a subject in as quickly as 0.13 seconds, The shot to shot time of RX 100 is approx 0.36 second only whereas the shot to shot time of Canon G1 X is approx 2.67 seconds.
Overall conclusion: With Canon G1 X you get vari-angle display, optical view-finder and more standard ISO range / better low-light performance with Sony RX 100 you get Fast AF performance, more resolution, better video & macro mode in a ultra compact size body.
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Sony RX 100 comes with 1 inch, 20.2 MP Exmor CMOS sensor and Canon G1 X comes with 1.5-inch, 14.3 MP CMOS sensor, the resolution on Sony RX 100 is more where as Canon G1 X have large sensor & big photodiodes (due to low resolution) and we know that BIG photodiodes creates LESS NOISE and capture more details,
image credit imaging–resource.com
The Canon G1 X ISO standard ISO range is 100-12800, Sony RX 100 standard ISO 100-6400, ISO 12800 and higher settings are achieved through combining Superimposing technology and By Pixel Super Resolution technology. Canon G1 X images showing bit more details in the test. Specification comparison review of both the camera is coming soon.
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The Panasonic LX7 is a pro compact camera with a bright, 24-90mm equivalent f/1.4-2.3 lens, the LX7 features a 10.1-megapixel, 1/1.7-type MOS sensor, newly developed fast Venus Engine VII FHD processor that enables ISO range of 80-12,800. The LX7 help you to take over the full manual control over aperture range via real dial, the camera also features a built-in ND (neutral density) filter for pro-users.
