Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix LX100 II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III and Panasonic Lumix LX100 II. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III vs. Panasonic Lumix LX100 II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 7.79 cm 6.62 cm
Width 11.5 cm 11.5 cm
Depth 5.14 cm 6.42 cm
Weight 375 g 350 g
Weight Details Camera only: 375 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 399 g
Camera only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 392 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant, drop-proof -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 3x 3.1x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 17.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 17,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Features - 16:9/3:2/4:3 multi-aspect sensor
Image Stabiliser Optical (Adaptive Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Image Processor DIGIC 7 Venus Engine
LENS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/2.8-5.6 Leica zoom lens - 3.1x zoom - 10.9 - 34 mm - f/1.7-2.8 DC Vario-Summilux
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 72mm 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range - 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 8 groups / 11 elements
Features Aspherical lens ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 49
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.38"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing, aspect bracketing
Special Effects - Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, Underwater, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 9 m (wide lens)
0.5 m - 4.5 m (tele lens)
0.6 m - 14.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.3 m - 8.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3368
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 1600 x 1600
JPEG 4736 x 3552
JPEG 3360 x 2520
JPEG 2368 x 1776
JPEG 4928 x 3288
JPEG 3504 x 2336
JPEG 2496 x 1664
JPEG 5152 x 2904
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3552 x 3552
JPEG 2528 x 2528
JPEG 1776 x 1776
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 4 hours
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 9 frames per second, 7 frames per second 2 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
Additional Features Camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, digital tele-converter, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Panorama Capture, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Image Rating, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), noise reduction, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III Panasonic Lumix LX100 II
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, lens cap strap, strap adapter Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap, flash carrying case, hot shoe cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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