Both Panasonic LX5 and Nikon P7000 have 10.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic LX5's sensor is 1/1.63-inch (8.07 x 5.56 mm ) and Nikon P7000's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ).
Since Panasonic LX5's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Nikon P7000.
Below you can see the LX5 and P7000 sensor size comparison.
Panasonic LX5 and Nikon P7000 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Panasonic LX5 and Nikon P7000 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, LX5 has scored 41, 2 points higher than P7000.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic LX5 |
41 |
19.6 bits |
10.8 Evs |
132 ISO |
Nikon P7000 |
39 |
19.1 bits |
10.8 Evs |
147 ISO |