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Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40

Portability
86
Imaging
35
Features
61
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 front
Portability
67
Imaging
45
Features
35
Overall
41

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Key Specs

Panasonic LX7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Raise to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-90mm (F1.4-2.3) lens
  • 298g - 111 x 68 x 46mm
  • Released October 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic LX5
  • Successor is Panasonic LX10
Panasonic LZ40
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Boost to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 22-924mm (F3.0-6.5) lens
  • 524g - 126 x 87 x 94mm
  • Introduced January 2014
  • Replaced the Panasonic LZ30
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Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Overview

Below is a extensive review of the Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and LZ40 (20MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and LZ40 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The LX7 was unveiled 14 months earlier than the LZ40 making them a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic LX7 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the LX7 grades against the LZ40 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LX7 over the Panasonic LZ40

 LX7 LZ40 
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Display resolution920k460kClearer display (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic LZ40 over the Panasonic LX7

 LZ40 LX7 
IntroducedJanuary 2014October 2012More recent by 14 months

Common features in the Panasonic LX7 and Panasonic LZ40

 LX7 LZ40 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display measurement
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither has Touch friendly display

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX7 has physical measurements of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") having a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LZ40 has sizing of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") along with a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the LX7 vs the LZ40.

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the LX7 and LZ40 is 86 and 67 respectively.

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The visual here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the LX7 and LZ40.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The LX7 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic LZ40 will give you greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos more aggressively. The older LX7 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 sensor size comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic LX7 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic LZ40 as a Portrait photography camera
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has manual focus
offers face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
40
MP count decent (20MP)
features face detect focus
lack of manual focus
external flash not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Street photography info
Panasonic LZ40 Street photography info
58
has image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
no moving screen
sensor is small (1/1.7")
more heavy than others (298 grams)
45
image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
more heavy than competition (524 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Sports photography information
Panasonic LZ40 Sports photography information
42
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking focus
better than average battery life (330 CIPA)
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
does not have phase detect AF
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incredible zoom range (22-924mm 42.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20 megapixels)
features tracking focus
max frames per second very slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Travel photography factors
Panasonic LZ40 Travel photography factors
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better than average battery life (330 per charge)
flash built-in
rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
more heavy than others (298g)
megapixel count low (10MP)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
55
MP count decent (20MP)
built-in flash
really wide (22mm)
very long zoom (924mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (524g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Landscape photography advice
Panasonic LZ40 Landscape photography advice
57
has manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
screen size is decent (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
better than average battery life (330 CIPA)
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/1.7")
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really wide (22mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (20MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW files
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Vlogging information
Panasonic LZ40 Vlogging information
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rather wide (24mm)
fast max aperture (f1.4)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focusing
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
no microphone socket
more heavy than others (298g)
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really wide (22mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focus
comes with microphone port
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
more heavy than competition (524 grams)
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Panasonic LX7 vs Panasonic LZ40 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LX7 and Panasonic LZ40
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40
Category Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2012-10-15 2014-01-06
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 5152 x 3864
Highest native ISO 6400 1600
Highest boosted ISO 12800 6400
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-90mm (3.8x) 22-924mm (42.0x)
Max aperture f/1.4-2.3 f/3.0-6.5
Macro focus distance 1cm 1cm
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT Color LCD TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60s 15s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1500s
Continuous shooting speed 11.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 8.50 m 10.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p), 320 x 240 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 298 grams (0.66 lb) 524 grams (1.16 lb)
Physical dimensions 111 x 68 x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") 126 x 87 x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 50 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 20.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.7 not tested
DXO Low light score 147 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 images 320 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $400 $219