Panasonic LX3 vs Panasonic LZ30

The following is a in-depth comparison of the Panasonic LX3 and Panasonic LZ30, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the LX3 (10MP) and LZ30 (16MP) and the LX3 (1/1.63") and LZ30 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The LX3 was unveiled 5 years before the LZ30 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic LX3 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the LX3 matches up versus the LZ30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For those who are looking to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX3 comes with outer measurements of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ30 has dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") having a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the LX3 versus the LZ30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX3 and LZ30 is 91 and 66 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The image underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the LX3 and LZ30.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The LX3 using its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic LZ30 will offer extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged LX3 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.