Compared to... Canon PowerShot S80
Below you will find a studio comparison between the Panasonic LX2 (4:3 mode) and the Canon PowerShot S80 at ISO 400.
Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 400)
- Panasonic DMC-LX2: Aperture Priority mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters,
Manual white balance, +0.66 EV compensation
- Canon PowerShot S80: Aperture Priority mode, ISO 400, Default Image Parameters, Manual white balance, +0.67 EV compensation
- Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI
Panasonic DMC-LX2 |
Canon PowerShot S80 |
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ISO 400, 1/320 sec, F4.9 |
ISO 400, 1/570 sec, F5 |
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2,700 KB JPEG |
4,157 KB JPEG
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Canon's approach to noise reduction in its small sensor compacts has of late been fairly restrained, leaving you with grainy, but sharp results that contain a decent level of detail. Panasonic's result, by comparison, looks soft, smudgy and - in the areas where the reds bleed and show banding - downright unpleasant. Of course noise is always going to be an issue with this kind of pixel density, and ultimately it's often a matter of taste. My taste is not the Venus III smearing of the LX2.
