Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 vs. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 and Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. 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

Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 vs. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Height 7.61 cm 6.38 cm
Width 11.67 cm 11.01 cm
Depth 3.73 cm 3.99 cm
Weight 293 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera only: 293 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 319 g
Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 299 g
Enclosure Colour Blue | Black | Orange Silver | Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 4.6x 40x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (POWER O.I.S.) Optical (Intelligent IS with Dual Sensing IS plus 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Altimeter, electromagnetic compass -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Type Zoom lens - 4.6x zoom - 4.9 - 22.8 mm - f/3.3-5.9 Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 128mm 24 - 960mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm 1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features Aspherical lens UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, HI-UD (High Index - Ultra Low Dispersion) glass
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 9
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,170,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
ISO (Max) 6400 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO 100-3200, ISO auto (100-3200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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 Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Food, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 922,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.3 m - 3.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
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 No Yes
Image Storage 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
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
Video Capture 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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 300 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Photo shooting - 265 shots
Photo shooting - 370 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1 hour
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
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 Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP) 4 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
Built-in Light LED lights -
Additional Features 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, USB charging, text stamp, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction, Post Focus function Digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, tilt adjustment
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-TS7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 31 m -
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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