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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
10.0 megapixels
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User Score (99)8.4
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Expert Score (29)7.5
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Design (4)7.4
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Value for money (20)6.1
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Features (19)7.8
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Ease of use (20)7.4
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Performance (4)7.5
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Picture quality (13)6.8
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Pros & Cons
- raw ability, great lens, easy to use, nice design, diverse autofocus options
- generally soft photos, slow macro focus, no optical viewfinder, mediocre movies, no optical view finder
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Manufacturer's Specs
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FormatCompact
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Max resolution4224 x 2376
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Low resolution3840 x 2160, 3072 x 1728, 1920 x 1080
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Image ratio w:h16:9, 4:3, 3:2
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Effective pixels10.0 million
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Sensor photo detectors10.4 million
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Sensor size1/1.65 " (8.50 x 4.78 mm, 0.4 cm²)
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Pixel density25 MP/cm²
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Sensor typeCCD
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Sensor manufacturerMatsushita
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Lumix® 10.2 Megapixel Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom, MEGA Optical Image Stabilization and 16:9 Image Recording, Black.
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Reviewer: Business Week18 June 2007
- Overall 8
Great pictures, some unique features Read more
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This camera's ability to capture images in wide-screen format is unique and useful, but the DMC-LX2 is a tad bulky for a point-and-shoot.
Reviewer: PC World13 March 2007- Overall 8
- Design 8
- Features 8
- Performance 9
In addition to aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and full-manual shooting modes, the DMC-LX2 offers 18 scene modes, including one for 'Food' and two for taking shots of babies ('Baby1' and 'Baby2'). The latter two modes prompt you to identify your child's birthday; subsequently they refer to that date in stamping photos with your baby's age--for example, "2 years, 1 month, 19 days." (The two Baby modes are identical; there are two of them s you can track the progress... Read more
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Reviewer: Imaging Resource11 February 2007
As you can tell from the long list of Pros and very short list of Cons above, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 has a lot going for it. Though it looks virtually identical to last year's LX1 and makes only a few refinements, this camera is the better for it. For starters, the LX2 now offers a widescreen 2.8-inch LCD that lets you see images you captured at 16:9 in their full widescreen aspect ratio on the display without cropping. Other improvements include increased image... Read more
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Reviewer: EasyDigitalCameras12 January 2007
If you have a wide-screen television and want pictures and videos that fit it perfectly, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 may be the camera for you. It has a unique image sensor shaped to the wide-screen format instead of the traditional 4:3-formatted sensor found on most digital cameras. The LX2 comes with an extraordinary 10.2 megapixels, an optically stabilized 4x lens, and, at $499, rubs elbows with some of the most expensive compact cameras. Read more
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
Reviewer: Neo Camera04 January 2007- Overall 5
The Panasonic Lumix LX2 is rather disappointing, perhaps partly because of the success of its predecessor, but mostly because of all that is special about this camera. The LX2 features a wide-aspect sensor for producing 16:9 images and 16:9 HD videos. Its lens, when combined with its wide-aspect sensor, features a 4X wide-angle zoom. In 4:3 and 3:2 mode, the zoom is not wide-angle anymore though. The downfall of this camera comes from its high image noise. Read more
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LUMIX LX2 is a Mixed Bag...
Reviewer: Steve, Buy.com4 weeks ago- Overall 8
On the plus side, the 28mm wide angle is great, as is that big beautiful, sharp screen. The controls are intuitive and simple to use. For my weakening eyes those big bright menus are great. Size is nice too as well as the fast charging battery. And lets not forget the variable format switch and 16 by 9. Oh, the beauty! Then there's Image stabilization. I use it every day in my not so bright eBay studio. Works fine..saves me from re-shooting near as much as I did with my... Read more
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Reviewer: cmcgaugh, PC World12 April 2008
- Overall 8
I read a lot of reviews on this camera before I bought it.Noise seemed to be a common complaint, but I haven't seenany problems with the kind of pictures I take (so far). So far it's been a real pleasure to use, and I'm extremelyhappy with the pictures. It's essentially a Leica D-LUX3 without the Leica price and logo. The only difference I'vefound is that it only has 13mb internal memory vs 64mb forthe Leica version. But it also has a small grip that the Leica doesn't.... Read more
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Definitely a P&S on Steroids-Not for the Non-Post-Processor Types for Sure!
Reviewer: Digitalcamera HQ06 February 2007- Overall 8
In my ongoing search for the perfect little carry-it-with-me 2nd camera, I've finally settled on this one (reluctantly) after going through Sony's N2 and Canon's SD900 (both of which were decent but without adequate manual controls). I was really needing RAW capability, image stabilization & complete manual over-ridability. This solid little box pretty much does all that but surely has its share of image noise. I was getting far smoother results with both the other... Read more
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Reviewer: Keith - United States, Let's go digital07 November 2006
- Overall 9
I am new to digital photography but after years with my beloved canon A1, I understand the fundamentals. I had a Panasonic Lumix DMC LX2 for nearly one month and have taken industrial type shots and some outdoor pictures all at ISO 100 or 200 and I am very pleased with the results. The LX2 is really intuitive to operate and the only shortcoming to my mind is the lack of a view finder, but I can live with that. The lens is good and the 28mm view was a major consideration... Read more
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