Panasonic DMC-LX3 vs Canon SX730 HS

Panasonic DMC-LX3 advantages over Canon SX730 HS

• Larger sensor
  1/1.63 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 1.98 vs 1.19 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.0 vs f/3.3
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  380 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  27 mm vs 39 mm
  Thinner
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 15 sec
  Long exposures for night shots