Canon SX220 HS vs Panasonic LX5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon SX220 HS versus Panasonic LX5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. The image resolution of the SX220 HS (12MP) and the LX5 (10MP) is very similar but the SX220 HS (1/2.3") and LX5 (1/1.63") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX220 HS was manufactured 10 months before the LX5 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SX220 HS scores vs the LX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon SX220 HS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX220 HS Gallery and Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon SX220 HS has got outer measurements of 106mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Panasonic LX5 has measurements of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the SX220 HS versus the LX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX220 HS and LX5 is 96 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX220 HS and LX5.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX220 HS because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Canon SX220 HS will offer greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older SX220 HS is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.