Okay so here's the side by side comparison of the LX5 and S95 as promised.
Size wise, of course the LX5 is bigger, heavier.
The Canon S95 has a bigger and brighter LCD screen. The photos do look more vivid in the S95's screen. However, I find that the pictures taken by the S95 don't look as good as seen on its screen. In fact, quite a big difference. Deceiving eh? Or maybe my laptop screen needs to be calibrated lol.
Below are the shots taken by both cameras (images are not edited except for the added wordings).
Auto white balance a bit off for the S95..
Closest both camera can get in focus. (macro shot)
LX5 having a wider angle lens than S95.
Personally prefer the LX5's colour tone, S95's pictures seem whiter.
Night shot, manual mode. (exposure for 6s, f/8.0, ISO 80)
After using the S95 for few days, I noticed that its actually slower than the LX5, in terms of focus speed and startup speed. Also, the S95's battery life is much weaker, almost half of the LX5's. Overall, I still prefer the Lumix LX5, but I do like the pocketability of the S95. Both will make a great camera, it just depends on the user's needs. Oh because my comparison aren't that complete, so I've included the links below. :)
Detailed review of both cameras:
Panasonic Lumix LX5
Canon Powershot S95
Cheers.
you should take some photography classes to learn how to use these cameras. it's hard to believe someone would spend so much cash on these cameras if they don't even use them properly. they are both very powerful cameras but from the looks of your shots, you're doing it wrong. white balance, iso, etc are set wrong (or overlooked) throughout your shoot. thanks for the review though. helpful, sort of. professionally, if i were grading your work, i'd give you a C-. strive for the A my friend. gotta start somewhere. usually not with a set of $400 p&s cameras though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your opinion, appreciate it, will strive to be better :) But just to let you know, I don't own both cameras, and yes the controls may be overlooked as I am just doing a simple comparison using the auto mode to compare the 'intelligence' of the two cameras (well, except for the last picture). And I'm glad that it was helpful to you.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I just thought a compact camera with manual controls are suitable to start up with into photography, just thinking for long term purposes. Oh well, if these cameras are not suitable, then which do you recommend? A cheapo camera without any manual controls?