How does the Canon G7 compare to the Panasonic DMC-FZ50 and will anyone be testing it a Lumnious Landscape.
KEY FEATURES
Camera Effective Pixels 10.1 Megapixels
CCD (Image Sensor) 1/1.8"
10.4 Total Megapixel CCD
Primary Color Filter
Optical Zoom 12x
Extra Optical Zoom 4:3 Aspect Ratio:
13.4x for 8 Mega, 17.1x for 5 Mega, 21.4x for 3 Mega, 2Mega
3:2 Aspect Ratio:
13.4x for 7 Mega, 17.1x for 4.5 Mega, 21.4x for 2.5 Mega
16:9 Aspect Ratio:
13.4x for 5.5 Mega, 21.4x for 2 Mega
Digital Zoom 1 2x / 4x pre-select
(Max. 48x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 85.5x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focal Length f=7.4-88.8mm (35mm equivalent: 35-420mm)
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens 14 Elements in 10 Groups
(3 Aspherical Lenses/3 Aspherical Surfaces, 1 ED Lens)
Aperture Range Wide: F2.8 - F11
Tele: F3.7 - F11
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Mode 1 / Mode 2 )
PERFORMANCE FEATURES y
Conversion Lens Compatibility Yes
Focusing Area AF: Wide: 30cm / Tele: 200cm - infinity
Macro/ MF: Wide: 5cm / Tele: 200cm - infinity
AF Metering 1 point
1 point high speed
3 points high speed
9 points
Spot
Focus AF
AF Macro
MF switchable
Manual Focus (Ring)
Continuous AF On/Off
AF Assist Lamp Yes
ISO Sensitivity Auto / I.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 /1600 (High Sensitivity Mode: 3200)
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade /
Halogen / Flash / White Set 1,2 /
White Balance Adjustment (150K step, -1500 +1500K) (except for auto WB)
Exposure Auto
Program AE
Aperture Priority AE
Shutter Priority AE
Manual
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV Step, ± 2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (at auto mode)
Auto Bracketing (AE) +1/3EV-1EV Step, 3 Frames
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot
Shutter Speed 8 - 1/2,000 sec.: Program AE, Aperature Priority, Shutter Priority AE
Manual: 60 - 1/2000 sec.
Self Timer 10 seconds / 2 seconds
Auto Review 1 sec/3 sec/zoom
Review 1x/4x/8x
Picture Adjustment Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Noise Reduction
Color Effect Mode Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Recording Format Still Image: JPEG (design rule for camera file system), DPOF corresponding
Still Image with Audio: JPEG (design rule for camera file system) + QuickTime
Motion Images: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Image Quality RAW/Fine/Standard
Recording Image Size (Pixels ) y
4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) 3648 x 2736
3264 x 2448
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) 3600 x 2400
3248 x 2160
2560 x 1712
2048 x 1360
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) 3584 x 2016
3072 x 1728
1920 x 1080
Motion Image (4:3 Aspect Ratio) 640 x 480, 320 x 240
Motion Image (16:9 Aspect Ratio) 848 x 480
CONVENIENCE FEATURES y
Burst Shooting Mode Full-resolution image:
Standard Mode: Up to 5 images at 2 or 1 frames/sec.
Fine Mode: Up to 3 images
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting 2 Yes
Still Image Recording with Audio 5 seconds
Audio Dubbing Maximum of 10 Seconds
Real-time Histograms Yes
Composition Guide Lines Yes (2 patterns)
Built-in Memory No view
Scene Mode Help Screen Yes
Auto Angle Detection Yes
Flip Animation Yes
Travel Date Yes
STANDARD FEATURES KEY FEATURES
Built-in Flash Mode Auto
Red-Eye Reduction: Auto, Slow-sync, Forced Off
Forced On/Off
External Flash Hot Shoe
Viewfinder 0.44" diagonal Color EVF (235k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100%
LCD Monitor Free-angle 2.0" Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100%
Power LCD Mode
Playback Mode Single / 9, 25-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x max), image rotation (except for Raw), Slide Show, Favorite Pictures, Resizing, Trimming, Protection, Aspect Conversion, DPOF Print Setting
OSD Language English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Italian, French
Recording Media SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
Multimedia Card
Microphone Yes
Speaker Yes
Interface DC Input, A/V Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Power Supply Lithium-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710 mAh)(Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC)(Optional)
Battery Life 3 Up to 360 pictures (CIPA Standard)
SOFTWARE y
ArcSoft® PhotoImpression™ Yes
ArcSoft® Panorama Maker™ Yes
USB Driver Yes
Lumix® Simple Viewer Yes
Photo Fun Studio Yes
SILKYPIX® Developer Studio Yes (Ver. 2.0 SE)
ACCESSORIES y
Battery Charger Yes
Battery Pack Yes
SD Memory Card 32MB 4
Lens Cap Yes
Lens Hood & Adaptor Yes
Cables AV & USB
Strap Yes
SPECIFICATIONS y
Dimensions (H x W x D) 3.37'' x 5.54'' x 5.59''
Weight 1.47 lbs
Footnotes
1 As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.
2 Number of shots may vary depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression. The consecutive shooting speed varies depending on the memory card or the built-in memory.
3 Shooting conditions: 73.4°F with 50% humidity;LCD On; Using an SD Memory Card; Starting to shoot 30 seconds after turning on the power; Shooting once every 30 seconds with the flash in full operation for every other shot; Changing the zoom setting from telephoto to wide, or wide to telephoto, for each shot; Temporarily turning the power off after each 10 shots (long enough to lower the battery temperature. For DMC-LC1: Shooting once every 30 seconds, flash in operation for every shot, 77°F(25°C) ambient temperature.
4 MB means one million bytes. Usable capacity will be less.