Canon EOS 70D vs. Panasonic Lumix S1H

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 70D and Panasonic Lumix S1H. 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 70D vs. Panasonic Lumix S1H Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.43 cm 11.42 cm
Width 13.9 cm 15.1 cm
Depth 7.85 cm 11.04 cm
Weight 675 g 1.052 kg
Weight Details - Camera body only: 1.052 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.164 kg
Body Material Aluminium, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy frame
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 25,280,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Image Processor DIGIC 5+ -
LENS Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S L-Mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 19 225
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 98% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (7.7%), spot (3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, multiple exposure, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 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 7 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 2,330,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, E-TTL, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, MOV, HEVC, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, CR2 (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 5952 x 3968
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4864 x 3648
RAW 5472 x 3072
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 3648 x 2736
RAW 4104 x 2310
RAW 2736 x 1824
RAW 2432 x 1824
RAW 2736 x 1536
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 3648 x 3648
RAW 2736 x 2736
RAW 1824 x 1824
6000 x 4000
4272 x 2848
3024 x 2016
12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
5984 x 4000
3232 x 2160
4000 x 4000
2848 x 2848
2016 x 2016
RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5328 x 4000
3792 x 2848
2688 x 2016
RAW 10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
5312 x 3984
2880 x 2160
6000 x 3368
4272 x 2400
3024 x 1704
RAW 12000 x 6736 - High Resolution Mode
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
5888 x 3312
2840 x 2160
6000 x 2208
6000 x 3000
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
MOV - 5952 x 3968 p - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5376 x 3584 p - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5888 x 3312 p - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 5888 x 3312 p - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 p - 400Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 400Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 920 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 850 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1150 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Features - SMPTE Colour Bars, SMPTE Time Code, vectorscope, waveform monitor, V-Log/V-Gamut capture
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, face detection, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology Built-in speaker, AE lock, AF lock, built-in cooling fan, primary colour filter
OTHERS Canon EOS 70D Panasonic Lumix S1H
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, eyecup, BNC adapter, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX, Canon EOS Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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