Canon PowerShot SX70 HS vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7. 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 SX70 HS vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 9.09 cm 7.61 cm
Width 12.7 cm 11.67 cm
Depth 11.66 cm 3.73 cm
Weight 576 g 293 g
Weight Details Camera only: 576 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 608 g
Camera only: 293 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 319 g
Enclosure Colour - Blue
Protection - Waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 65x 4.6x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode) Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Image Processor DIGIC 8 -
LENS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Type Zoom lens - 65x zoom - 3.8 - 247 mm - f/3.4-6.5 Zoom lens - 4.6x zoom - 4.9 - 22.8 mm - f/3.3-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 21 - 1365mm 28 - 128mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 0 m 30 cm
Macro Focus Range - 5cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 15 elements 8 groups / 10 elements
Features UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 49
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 1,170,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
ISO (Max) 3200 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-800), ISO 100-3200 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs - Panorama assist, Underwater, sports mode, beach & surf, snow, handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion
Special Effects - Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 920,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
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 Flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
0.3 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.3 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
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 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3712 x 2784
JPEG 2624 x 1968
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3712 x 2480
JPEG 2624 x 1752
JPEG 5184 x 2920
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2784 x 2784
JPEG 1968 x 1968
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 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
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 325 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 255 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 405 shots (ECO mode)
Playback - 6 hours
Video recording - 85 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
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 SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5.7 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 2 frames per second (3MP) 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP)
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera film editing, contrast control, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Panasonic Lumix DC-FT7
Included Accessories Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Underwater Use - Yes
Underwater Depth - Up to 31 m
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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