Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 9.07 cm 8.36 cm
Width 11.68 cm 11.52 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 4.67 cm
Weight 370 g 336 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 16,680,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Image Processor DIGIC 5 Venus Engine FHD
LENS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 23
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF -
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.87x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +4
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
ISO (Max) 25600 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 144
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 10.5
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Digital Video Format H.264 MJPEG, AVCHD
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 8 MB
JPEG 2592 x 1728 - 4.5 MB
JPEG 1920 x 1280 - 2.5 MB
JPEG 720 x 480 - 0.35 MB
JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MJPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 420 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 160 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 150 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP)
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Object Detection, AF/AE tracking, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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