Product Comparison: Canon PowerShot G3 X vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
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Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
- Light and small compared to RX10 and FZ1000
- Its light/easy to carry
- Small size and weight are at the top of my list. You get images close to DSLR quality with a much smaller and lighter weight camera.
- Great small camera in a good price.
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
- 24-600mm optical zoom (2400mm digital). That's sufficiently more than the FZ1000's 400mm to shot for the moon properly, for example.
- Picture quality is amazing; it is indistinguishable from my 60D. The Image Stabilization works extremely well. Image quality at higher ISO settings is fantastic.
- Noise at moderately high ISO settings can be nearly eliminated with the de-noise functions in Photoshop or Lightroom.
- Impressed by the image quality over my trusty 12mp S120 I've been using for a year and a half. The larger sensor is making a big difference already and having more manual features in star mode is great too.
- No real slowmo modes (rx10 does 960fps shooting)
- Its slower to take pictures than the competition, noticeably, specially if you don't use the burst mode (burst is also slower though)
- Auto mode cannot shot raw, all other modes require setup before shooting
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
- Touchscreen. Actually works well and is useful for setting up compared to buttons.
- The touch screen and the external controls are similar to other Canons, which makes it easier to use, and where the functions aren't to one's liking they can be reassigned.
- I do like the tilt touch screen - specially for the auto-focus (you touch on the thing you want to focus on and it locks onto it as you pan the camera).
- Touchscreen orientation does not go sideway, only up/down and flipped-upwards for "selfies"
- One problem with the touch screen (which I mostly like) is that it is too easy to change settings by mistake with your thumb.
- There are a lot of manual and auto modes for creating the best photo.
- The image stabilization is quite good--I have not had a difficulty with blurred images.
- The image stabilizer worked pretty well. Here you may hear some "clunking" noises which I read else where that it is the image stabilizers moving around a bit, being too close to the lens so I read.
- No built in EVF (there's an external one to buy separately)
- Lens hangs around when powered off, makes a bit of noise which feels like its clunky (even thus it doesn't cause any issue)
Canon PowerShot G3 X
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
- Fast/easy way to transfer pictures wirelessly (better than sony/panasonic's). Remote shooting only works on iOS right now.
- Hot shoe supports add-on EVF and Canon Speedlites.
- Mic and headphone connections.
- Remote shooting using the iOS Canon Camera Connect app works great for stills
- Wifi very simple to use and works well when traveling.
- EVF is a pricey accessory.