I decided to have some fun today and do another comparison but instesd of comparing my "Toy Lumix" to an iPhone, today I matched it to my K5 with the new Sigma 17-70 Contemporary. I was also back in the same park where I took the shots a couple of weeks ago. Same fence but a slightly different view.
First shot, the K5. It looks pretty good. A few reviews say this Sigma is soft in the corners at 17mm but it's certainly acceptable to me and I'm comparing it here to a P&S.
Next is the Panasonic LF1
The first thing you notice is the slight difference in exposure. The Panasonic tends to overexpose and even when shot with some minus EV, it is still a little brighter. There is also a difference in the auto white balance. I think the little toy camera held it's own here as any differences can be made up in PP. There is plenty of dynamic range with both in a shot like this. It was a rather gray day with bright overcast, not the best light to deal with. Bottom line....the little toy camera proved it self. The weather was going downhill and I was on the bike so I didn't hang around long enough to do the shot with the DA 15 and DA 40.