Canon PowerShot G3 X vs. Leica V-LUX 5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon PowerShot G3 X and Leica V-LUX 5. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot G3 X vs. Leica V-LUX 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 7.65 cm 9.72 cm
Width 12.33 cm 13.67 cm
Depth 10.53 cm 13.15 cm
Weight 733 g 812 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 733 g Camera with battery: 812 g
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 25x 16x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS MOS
Total Pixels 20,200,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,900,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Image Processor DIGIC 6 -
LENS Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Type Zoom lens - 25x zoom - 8.8 - 220 mm - f/2.8-5.6 Leica zoom lens - 16x zoom - 9.1 - 146 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 600mm 25 - 400mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 5 cm 30 cm
Macro Focus Range 5-50cm 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 13 groups / 18 elements 11 groups / 15 elements
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 31 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.74x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +4
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
ISO (Max) 12800 25000
Native ISO - 80-12500
Extended ISO (Max) - 25000
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO auto (125-6400) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12500, ISO 25000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs - Panorama assist, handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, Positive Film 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, shade, fluorescent light (daylight), 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
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,240,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 6.8 m (wide lens)
0.85 m - 3.1 m (tele lens)
0.3 m - 13.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 9.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Digital Video Format H.264, iFrame -
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
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 JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 4320 x 2880
4320 x 2432
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
RAW 5472 x 3080
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 3648 x 3648
4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
Video Capture - H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 30 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 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Battery Type Canon NB-10L Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon NB-10L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 920 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 415 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Photo shooting - 360 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, 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
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
FEATURES Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.2 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second 2 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 50 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system Built-in speaker, USB charging, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon PowerShot G3 X Leica V-LUX 5
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, lens cap strap Lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, lens cap strap, hot shoe cover
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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