Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 and Canon PowerShot SX70 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 DMC-FZ82 vs. Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Panasonic -
Height 11.92 cm 9.09 cm
Width 13.02 cm 12.7 cm
Depth 9.43 cm 11.66 cm
Weight 572 g 576 g
Weight Details Camera only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 616 g
Camera only: 576 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 608 g
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 60x 65x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 18,900,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 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 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type Panasonic zoom lens - 60x zoom - 3.58 - 215 mm - f/2.8-5.9 Zoom lens - 65x zoom - 3.8 - 247 mm - f/3.4-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 20 - 1200mm 21 - 1365mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 0 m
Macro Focus Range 1cm -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 12 groups / 14 elements 11 groups / 15 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 1,166,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 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 auto (100-800), ISO 100-3200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 49 -
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes White balance bracketing -
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 Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High 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 Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 14.1 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1.5 m - 6.1 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 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 4896 x 3672
JPEG 3456 x 2592
JPEG 2400 x 1800
JPEG 4896 x 3264
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 4896 x 2752
JPEG 3840 x 2160
JPEG 1920x1080
JPEG 3664 x 3664
JPEG 2592 x 2592
JPEG 1824 x 1824
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
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
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 - 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 895 mAh (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 240 shots (LCD Monitor off)
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)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 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
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (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 DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K) 5.7 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 2 frames per second (3MP)
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF, noise reduction, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function 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
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ82 Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Included Accessories Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, lens cap strap Battery charger, lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, lens cap strap
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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