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Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F

Portability
86
Imaging
35
Features
61
Overall
45
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 front
 
Samsung WB50F front
Portability
92
Imaging
39
Features
36
Overall
37

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Key Specs

Panasonic LX7
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Boost to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-90mm (F1.4-2.3) lens
  • 298g - 111 x 68 x 46mm
  • Revealed October 2012
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic LX5
  • Refreshed by Panasonic LX10
Samsung WB50F
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-288mm (F3.1-6.3) lens
  • 207g - 101 x 68 x 27mm
  • Launched January 2014
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Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Overview

Below, we are evaluating the Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the LX7 (10MP) and WB50F (16MP) and the LX7 (1/1.7") and WB50F (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The LX7 was released 14 months before the WB50F making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summation of how the LX7 scores vs the WB50F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LX7 over the Samsung WB50F

 LX7 WB50F 
Display resolution920k460kCrisper display (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Samsung WB50F over the Panasonic LX7

 WB50F LX7 
LaunchedJanuary 2014October 2012More modern by 14 months

Common features in the Panasonic LX7 and Samsung WB50F

 LX7 WB50F 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurements
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither features Touch friendly display

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Physical Comparison

If you're intending to carry around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LX7 enjoys external measurements of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") with a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Samsung WB50F has dimensions of 101mm x 68mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 207 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the LX7 and the WB50F.

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LX7 and WB50F is 86 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it's difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizes merely by going over a spec sheet. The image underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the LX7 and WB50F.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The LX7 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Samsung WB50F will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged LX7 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F sensor size comparison

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Portrait photography details
Samsung WB50F Portrait photography details
45
you can focus manually
offers face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
low MP (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
36
has manual focus
megapixel count decent (16MP)
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Street photography information
Samsung WB50F Street photography information
58
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/1.7")
more heavy than others (298g)
62
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (207 grams)
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Sports photography highlights
Samsung WB50F Sports photography highlights
42
image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking autofocus
better than average battery life (330 shots)
low MP (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
lack of phase detect autofocus
39
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic LX7
Travel photography with Samsung WB50F
64
better than average battery life (330 per charge)
built-in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.4)
more heavy than others (298 grams)
low MP (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
69
lighter than competition (207 grams)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
very long reach (288mm)
no Time Lapse mode
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic LX7
Landscape photography with Samsung WB50F
57
you can focus manually
pretty wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.4)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
better than average battery life (330 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
low MP (10 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/1.7")
47
has manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
lack of manual exposure
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LX7 Vlogging information
Samsung WB50F Vlogging information
33
pretty wide (24mm)
very good max aperture (f1.4)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of external microphone port
more heavy than others (298 grams)
30
rather wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (207g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic port
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Panasonic LX7 vs Samsung WB50F Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LX7 and Samsung WB50F
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7Samsung WB50F
General Information
Make Panasonic Samsung
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Samsung WB50F
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2012-10-15 2014-01-07
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Highest boosted ISO 12800 -
Min native ISO 80 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 23 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-90mm (3.8x) 24-288mm (12.0x)
Maximal aperture f/1.4-2.3 f/3.1-6.3
Macro focusing distance 1cm -
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic (optional) None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s -
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s -
Continuous shooting speed 11.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 8.50 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync -
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported 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
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD -
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) none
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 298g (0.66 lbs) 207g (0.46 lbs)
Dimensions 111 x 68 x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") 101 x 68 x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 50 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 20.7 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.7 not tested
DXO Low light rating 147 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 shots -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID - BP70A
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) -
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal MicroSD, MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $400 $180