Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake. 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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Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm lens 20mm Pancake lens
Height 7.15 cm 7.07 cm
Width 11.33 cm 12.26 cm
Depth 3.75 cm 5.46 cm
Weight 313 g 360 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | White | Silver Black | Silver
Protection Waterproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, shakeproof -
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 2.5x -
Navigation GPS receiver, GPS/GLONASS receiver -
SENSOR Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Sensor Resolution 14.2 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 15,130,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,200,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 13.2 x 8.8 mm Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Magnetometer, altimeter, digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Image Processor EXPEED 3A Venus Engine
LENS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Type Zoom lens - 2.5x zoom - 11 - 27.5 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Wide-angle lens 20 f/1.7 G II
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 30 - 74mm 40mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 20 cm
Max View Angle 72 degree(s) 57 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 6 groups / 8 elements 5 groups / 7 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 46 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon 1 Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 135 23
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Yes Yes
VIEWFINDER Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,764,800 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.39x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 2
Features - Tilting, auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (160-800), ISO auto (160-3200), ISO auto (160-6400), ISO 160-6400 ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, matrix Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, i-TTL program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, night landscape, Underwater Multiple exposure, 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 Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, monochrome, landscape, portrait Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 120 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
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/60sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 16 GB SDHC
Included Memory Card 16 GB SDHC -
Image Storage 4608 x 3072
3456 x 2304
2304 x 1536
4592 x 3448
3232 x 2424
2272 x 1704
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
4592 x 3064
3232 x 2160
2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
4592 x 2584
3232 x 1824
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3424 x 3424
2416 x 2416
1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 240 - 400 fps
H.264 - 320 x 120 - 1200 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Nikon EN-EL20 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 320 shots (with 20mm lens)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
FEATURES Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 4.3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 40 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, face detection, Depth Indicator, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Action Control, Smart Photo Selector, Motion Snapshot Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, 24p Cinema Mode, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function
OTHERS Nikon 1 AW1 + 1 NIKKOR AW 11-27.5mm Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7C + 20mm Pancake
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, USB cable, O-ring, O-ring protector Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, shoulder strap, tripod, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2, Nikon Short Movie Creator Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
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