You’re a professional photographer using DSLRs at work and want something pocketable with great IQ to carry around in your spare time? Or an advanced amateur looking for the ultimate compact compact camera? Or just fancying small cameras with great overall quality? Well, there are currently two options: The Canon S95, and the Leica D-Lux 5 (respectively the Panasonic LX5). They’re both about the same size, both have a 10 megapixel CCD, and both feature lenses with a fast initial aperture. That means both promise good image quality even at low light, and with their approx. 3x zoom lenses they’re also pretty versatile for most shooting situations.

The Leica D-Lux 5

The Canon S95

But which one is the right one to get? Which one is better overall? Which one is best for you? Well, ask no more, as the guys over at The Phoblographer have not only exhaustively tested both cameras in multi-part reviews, but now they’ve also done a comparison between the two, discussing all the details necessary to help you decide which one to get.