Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic LF1

Let's look more closely at the Canon N Facebook ready versus Panasonic LF1, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Canon and Panasonic. The resolution of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and the LF1 (12MP) is fairly comparable but the N Facebook ready (1/2.3") and LF1 (1/1.7") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The N Facebook ready was introduced 3 months earlier than the LF1 and they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the N Facebook ready matches up versus the LF1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1. The whole galleries are provided at Canon N Facebook ready Gallery and Panasonic LF1 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon N Facebook ready has got external dimensions of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Panasonic LF1 has measurements of 103mm x 62mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the N Facebook ready against the LF1.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the N Facebook ready and LF1 is 93 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the difference in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The visual below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the N Facebook ready and LF1.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras provide the same megapixels but not the same sensor measurements. The N Facebook ready includes the smaller sensor which will make achieving shallow depth of field harder.