Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Expert Reviews

The Lumix DMC-LX3 is Panasonic's flagship compact for enthusiasts. Announced in July 2008, two years after its predecessor, the new LX3 features 10.1 Megapixel resolution, full manual control, HD movie recording, a flash hotshoe, RAW recording and a 2 ...

24mm coverage, OIS and f2.0., Full manual, RAW and hotshoe., HD movie recording., Screen with 460k pixels., 24mm coverage, OIS and f2.0., Full manual, RAW and hotshoe., HD movie recording., Screen with 460k pixels.

Maximum coverage only 60mm., Lens cap can be inconvenient., 3:2 screen but max resolution at 4:3., Better IQ than LX2, but still some noise., Maximum coverage only 60mm., Lens cap can be inconvenient., 3:2 screen but max resolution at 4:3., ...

The Lumix LX3 fulfils its brief as a high-end enthusiasts compact. It ticks all the required feature boxes including full manual control, RAW recording, a flash hotshoe and wide angle lens with the bonus of a bright focal ratio. On top of this you ...

Over the last few years, Panasonic has worked hard to build up a recognizable camera line. And it is quite obvious that they have succeeded, if we look at the market figures that were revealed during an international press event. Panasonic is ranked ...

The Lumix DMC-LX3 is the third compact digital camera from Panasonic to offer a 16:9 ratio image, following on from the original LX1 model that was released back in 2005 and the LX2 in 2006. The Panasonic LX3 additionally offers more conventional 3:2 ...

In summary the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 certainly fulfills its remit of being a premium system camera which challenges the likes of the Ricoh GR and GX series cameras, the Canon Powershot G9 and the Sigma DP1. The LX3 is a beautifully made and ...

Panasonic introduces the Lumix DMC-LX3 digital camera featuring a F2.0 24mm Leica DC Vario-Summicron lens, 10 megapixels and an ultra-sensitive 1/1.63-inch CCD developed specifically for this model. Making an intentional choice to limit the number of ...

Designed for easy, creative shooting, and high-performance in low-light conditions, the DMC-LX3 features a F2.0 24mm LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, 10.1 mega pixels and an ultra-sensitive...

Reporting live from Hong Kong, PHOTOVIDEOi Staff Writer Adrian Chan gives a deeper insight into Panasonic's latest lineup, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Learn all about it from his on-site testing from the past two days over at Hong Kong!

We've always been on the lookout for a small compact that had the ability to produce decent high ISO shots, and after our night shooting stint over at Victoria Peak, we found ourselves quite impressed with the camera's capability to handle itself at ...

Panasonic's Lumix LX3 high-end compact digital camera has RAW shooting capability, a super wide-angle f/2.0 24mm LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, a new

Almost in a category by itself, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 digital camera really impressed us. With a 10-megapixel imager, a high quality Leica lens, and a high-resolution 3-inch wide-screen LCD, the Panasonic LX3 was built to deliver high image ...

When Panasonic introduced the Lumix LX1 and LX2, they had full manual controls and native widescreen CCD sensors. Fast forward to recent times and the new Lumix LX3 still offers full manual controls and a high degree of expandability (with conversion ...

Very good image quality; automatic color fringing and redeye removal ; Very fast and very wide-angle stabilized 24 mm zoom lens ; Nice 3 inch LCD and rangefinder-like camera design ; Expandable: super wide conversion lens, external flash, external ...

Some detail loss from noise reduction (use RAW mode or turn NR down) ; No red-eye removal or image brighten features in playback mode ; Lack of white balance bracketing and color tone control ; Not enough telephoto reach; no telephoto conversion ...

The Panasonic Lumix LX3 is a capable prosumer camera that's got very good image quality traits in almost all respects (Except for some noise and detail issues); thumbs up to Panasonic for tackling the issue of image quality which used to exist a few ...