Canon EOS 1D X vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm. 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

Canon EOS 1D X vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-32mm lens
Height 16.36 cm 6.46 cm
Width 15.8 cm 10.65 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 3.33 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 239 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 239 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 269 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12032 lens: 336 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Brown | Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 2.7x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS MOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 16,840,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 16,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) -
Image Stabiliser - Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ -
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Type - Zoom lens - 2.7x zoom - 12 - 32 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G VARIO ASPH
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 64mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 37 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Face Detection Self-timer, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/50 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 4
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
4592 x 3448
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 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 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 210 shots (with 12-32mm lens)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.8 frames per second, 30 frames per second (8MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GX800K + 12-32mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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