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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Reviews Analysis

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
alaSCORE 98

466 reviews

November, 2009

82 / 100

107 Experts

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What people think about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 466 reviews from across the web.

image quality

5

  • Limited zoom range (though potentially this is beneficial to image quality)
  • Ineffective grip, Limited zoom range (though potentially this is beneficial to image quality)
  • Closest macro image is only sharp at the very center
  • Look at the sample photos: 16:9 gets more width into the picture
  • I DO have a problem with the posters who give a rating where the image quality is ONE star
  • Good image quality at low ISO settings
  • Effective image stabilization
  • Good image quality at low ISO settings, Exceptionally bright F2.0-2.8 lens, 24mm wide angle, Decent high ISO performance (up to ISO 1600), Unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, Comprehensive photographic control, High quality construction with attractive design, Automatic correction of chromatic aberration, Feels fast and responsive, High resolution screen, Generally reliable exposure and focus, Effective image stabilization, Generally good user interface, Raw mode & fully-featured RAW conversion software included, Plenty of in-camera control over image parameters, Good battery life, Well priced (compared to its peers), Easy to use
  • Impressive image quality
  • Very good photo quality
  • sometime spoiling the picture
  • but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture
  • should imporve the sensor quality...really dont like the image quality
  • Image quality: not DSLR
  • Image quality: not DSLR, but still lets me take pictures so much better than before
  • Very good photo quality, low noise though ISO 800 in good light
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Handy photo straightening tool in playback mode
  • image quality
  • Handling, design, build, iA, image quality, lens, manual control
  • outputting good quality 13x19-inch prints
  • Impressive printed results, outputting good quality 13x19-inch prints, and decent 11x14-inch prints at ISO 400
  • Beautiful image quality
  • Beautiful image quality, especially in low light
  • Good image quality
  • Good image quality, good low light performance, low noise at high ISO, Classic Design, fantastic iA mode
  • sharp image quality even at ISO800
  • Image quality is really narrowing the gap between compacts and DSLR's
  • Excellent image quality
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price

0.5

  • expensive
  • Some oversharpening, expensive
  • High price
  • Slight aberrations off-axis at widest FOV (but very good for cameras in this price range)
  • For the price we pay, surely Panasonic can give us a little better quality here
  • Well priced (compared to its peers)
  • I'm giving it a four star value rating since it is expensive for a compact
  • but has a lot of great and unusual features - you get a lot for your money
  • I'm giving it a four star value rating since it is expensive for a compact, but has a lot of great and unusual features - you get a lot for your money, but you'll give up a fair amount to get it
  • cheap plastic dial
  • The preset does not work for the iso value like it does with my 40D
  • Official pouch way too expensive: I suggest finding third parties solutions
  • Value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered
  • Value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered, except for the zoom
  • Pricey
 
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performance

5

  • Slow startup time
  • Slow buffer clearing
  • High ISO speed problematic for some
  • The LX3 instruction manual seems complete albeit it has no quick start section
  • The LX3 instruction manual seems complete albeit it has no quick start section, so I
  • Decent high ISO performance (up to ISO 1600)
  • Feels fast and responsive
  • But this doesn't compromise performance
  • But this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2.0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations, not to mention beautiful close-ups with a pleasingly narrow focal depth
  • Impressive AF performance
  • I'd prefer a short fast lens rather than a long slow one
  • Zoom range is limited, but for the size, I'd prefer a short fast lens rather than a long slow one
  • Amazing wide angle performance
  • Fast
  • New Venus IV image processor with Raw support
  • Excellent low light performance
  • Good download speed
  • good low light performance
  • ios performance
  • quick respond
  • speed of the shutter release , quick respond
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focus

4.5

  • 24mm-60mm focus range is rather limited
  • with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick
  • and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus)
  • Generally reliable exposure and focus
  • Consistent auto focus across the lens range
  • The out of focus areas have that smooth
  • The out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy Leica look to them
 

color

1

  • Dissappointing white balance performance (though has a fine-tune option)
  • Nostalgic mode seems to be the only neutral color mode
  • No fluorescent white balance preset
  • No fluorescent white balance preset, or WB bracketing feature
  • white balance
  • Automatic correction of chromatic aberration
  • Good colour balance
  • low chromatic aberration
  • Good colour balance, low chromatic aberration, tonnes of features, wide-angle lens
  • Good color
  • 200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light
  • ISO 800, 1,600, and 3,200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light
  • rumors of poor white balance are true but (I believe
  • I see there's some color fringing
  • After a little real-world use, I see there's some color fringing, and some barrel distortion at 24mm
  • At ISO 400 and 800 the LX3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue
  • At ISO 400 and 800 the LX3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, RAW is needed
  • color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (Nostalgic film mode
  • JPEG: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (Nostalgic film mode, NR-2
  • Basically you can have much better results using the setting "color nostalgic" instead of the setting "standard color"
  • color accuracy
  • auto-white balance
  • Well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle
  • Nice colour rendition
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lens

4.5

  • There's a removable lens cap
  • There's a removable lens cap, which is a nice retro nod but means more fiddling than is strictly necessary
  • Zoom Range, Camera Cap, Protruding Lens barrel even when switched off
  • Aspect ratio switch on lens barrel is daft
  • The idea of a lens cap reminds me of the old
  • bright lens
  • Sharp, bright lens
  • Exceptionally bright F2.0-2.8 lens
  • wide-angle lens
  • Nice bright lens with f/2.0 aperture
  • The grip is uncomfortable and the lens cap is annoying
  • Lens cap not practical
  • lens cap is annoying
  • Lens Cap
  • I can deal with the lens cap and the really expensive case as long as the images are great
  • I can deal with the lens cap and the really expensive case as long as the images are great, unfortunately for me it's just not there yet
  • Lens cap (I'm surely not the first one to mention this
  • Not a problem but I'll never get used to these lens caps
  • the removable lens cap is a big negative
  • Also, the removable lens cap is a big negative
  • the lens cap
  • I LIKE the lens cap
  • Aesthetically, I LIKE the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use
  • I am concerned about damaging the lens
  • Supid lens cap design
  • but it would just be better if the lens reached further
  • or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further
  • A 24-60mm lens equivalent isn't what most people would hope for with a camera in this price range
  • A 24-60mm lens equivalent isn't what most people would hope for with a camera in this price range, it's fairly limiting
  • ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens
  • Fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens
  • Lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens
  • Lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, HD video cable
  • lens
  • f/2.0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light
  • Good lens
  • Many features, Great vintage design, Good lens, Excellent macro, Nice colour rendition
  • FAST Leica lens
  • Gorgeous lens
  • wide angle lens
  • good F2.0 wide angle lens
  • High quality lens and CCD sensor
  • lens,
  • Lens cap is good news
  • wide lens
  • Fast, wide lens
  • The lens
  • If the previously mentioned "Leica designed 24mm equivalent f2.0 lens" doesn't get you
  • If the previously mentioned "Leica designed 24mm equivalent f2.0 lens" doesn't get you, then this probably isn't the camera for you
  • Very fast lens
  • Very wide lens
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zoom

0.5

  • Limited optical zoom
  • No zoom in Movie mode
  • limited zoom
  • I was worried about the limited zoom range
  • I was worried about the limited zoom range, but it
  • Ultrawide angle zoom
  • It's a 24 to 60mm zoom
  • It's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine
  • Zoom range is limited
  • Features: lack of much zoom
  • except for the zoom
  • short zoom
 
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memory

0.5

  • Flimsy door over memory card/battery compartment
  • Construction: flimsy battery/memory card compartment cover
 

LCD

4.5

  • Screen dislpays annoying bright lines when a very intense spot of light is framed on a dark background (but this is common to many other devices in my experience
  • meaning the screen must always be on for shooting manually
  • The optical viewfinder does not display shooting information, and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus), meaning the screen must always be on for shooting manually
  • inaccurate LCD &
  • Great LCD screen
  • Solid build, Impressive image quality, Design, Great LCD screen, Impressive AF performance
  • Very sharp and bright 3-inch LCD display
  • Screen with 460k pixels
  • lcd screen
 
  • wide angle lens, low light shooting, burst shooting, lcd screen, functions/features, durability
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design

5

  • Plan on spending some time with the manual until you know what they mean
  • unnatural looking pictures
  • Aesthetically
  • compact but comfortable design
  • the LX3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour
  • Slightly smaller than the Canon G10 and Nikon P6000, the LX3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour
  • Design
  • Retro-compact design
 
  • attractive design is also very functional
  • Classic, attractive design is also very functional
  • Great vintage design
  • Classic styling
  • Classic Design
  • looks (silly
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video

2.5

  • Sub-par video quality
  • Component video rather than HDMI video output
  • Only limitation I've found is that 720p video is limited to
  • video records as 720p
  • if an instructional video is available
  • HD video cable
  • manual noise and video capture scores
  • Good color, manual noise and video capture scores
  • HD movie recording
  • 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
  • if an instructional video is available, but it is not, so night after night I sit reading and
  • Hd video in not AVCHD
  • Hd video in not AVCHD, require conversion and similar a DVD qlty
  • No zooming in to video mode
  • you can't zoom while taking a video
  • Unlike my Nikon P5000, you can't zoom while taking a video
  • you use the video feature frequently
  • High quality HD recording
  • HD video
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build quality

5

  • Parts of the construction are awful e.g
  • High quality construction with attractive design
  • Solid build
  • Retro aesthetic and solid construction
  • build
  • durability
 
  • Very fragile construction
  • Excellent build quality
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energy efficiency

0.5

  • No real telephoto power
 

flash

2

  • Underpowered flash
  • Auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps ISO down)
  • 60mm telephoto will be restricting for some, Noise reduction can impact on low-contrast detail, Underpowered flash, Auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps ISO down), Dissappointing white balance performance (though has a fine-tune option), Occasional dynamic range problems in very contrasty scenes, Controls awkward for those with large fingers
  • rumors of underpowered flash are true
  • Slight aberrations off-axis at widest FOV (but very good for cameras in this price range), rumors of underpowered flash are true, rumors of poor white balance are true but (I believe
  • external flash
  • Ability to accept external flash and viewfinder
  • The flash is to strong when using it to close
  • The flash is to strong when using it to close,need compensation for thad
  • I haven't even tried the flash yet but I doubt it'll do much
 
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interface

4.5

  • User interface is not always intuitive and looks a bit obsolete in terms of color and resolution: what a waste of that great LCD (G10 looks way better
  • Ease of use: doesn't have the same "interface" as other cameras I've had so took a bit to learn it
  • Generally good user interface
  • Joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial
  • Excellent user interface
 

exposure

0.5

  • wish they had real "live" continuous view of the exposure in manual mode instead of
 

viewfinder

0.5

  • optical viewfinder is optional
  • No optical viewfinder
  • The lack of an optical viewfinder may irk
  • while the VF1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe
  • The lack of an optical viewfinder may irk, while the VF1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe, the tiny joy stick control is fiddly to use too
  • Unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view
  • optical viewfinder
  • Good viewfinder accuracy
  • included a soft switch instead of having to use a hard switch to view photos and then
  • The optical viewfinder does not display shooting information
  • no inbuilt optical viewfinder
  • no viewfinder (only really issue in bright light
 
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contrast

0.5

  • Noise reduction can impact on low-contrast detail
 

resolution

1.5

  • Poor resolution
  • Poor resolution, auto noise, white balance, low light and dynamic range scores
  • 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., Better IQ than LX2, but still some noise
  • but that doesn't mean the sensor and processing is capable of 360 line pairs of vertical resolution
  • video records as 720p, but that doesn't mean the sensor and processing is capable of 360 line pairs of vertical resolution
  • High resolution screen
  • High resolution 720p movie mode
  • Short tele reach but can be solved by Extra Optical Zoom (lower resolution
 
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appearance

1.5

  • having to half press first to have a preview of how the final image will look like
  • Ugly strip
  • Ugly strip, prefer wrist strip
  • so the fact it does not recognize the *.rw2 format of the LX3 is
  • look weird when played with Windows QuickTime and RealPlayer (colors seem desaturated/swapped to complementary color
  • RAW image format supported
  • RAW image format supported, powerful (but clunky
  • creamy Leica look to them
  • and on a Mac they look perfect though
  • but rather a Windows or PC problem with the HD file format
  • This might not be a specific LX3 problem, but rather a Windows or PC problem with the HD file format
 
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sensor

3

  • I have always shot with Canon or Nikon so the Panasonic Icons don't make sense and they are not intuitive
  • I sense an agenda at work
  • well-built metal body
  • metal body
 

menu

0.5

  • Relatively nonresponsive Quick Menu button
  • Relatively unresponsive quick-menu button
  • Poorly designed menu system
  • Menu system is low res and quirky
  • You can of course crop the images down
 

battery

4.5

  • Flimsy battery door
  • fragile battery cover
  • cheap plastic dial, fragile battery cover
  • battery strenght
  • Good battery life
  • Above average battery life
  • battery
 

shutter

3.5

  • having to switch back to shooting mode instead of just half pressing the shutter
  • responsive to pressing the shutter
  • You can limit the auto shutter
  • You can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto ISO or use Aperture Priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once
  • Very good prefocus shutter lag
  • I have had 6 TZ3/TZ5s and those automatic lens shutter things broke on 3 of them
  • speed of the shutter release
 

usability

3

  • We'd also have liked to see slightly larger buttons used - fat-fingered photographers may struggle with the Toytown-esque controls
  • Rather use the precious real estate for something you change regularly
  • a dial for the manual controls would have been more usable than the joystick
  • After a little real-world use
  • but I would rather use Apple Aperture than learn yet more
  • broad manual shooting feature set
  • broad manual-shooting feature set
  • Easy to use
  • Manual controls and RAW shooting should keep the enthusiasts busy
  • Manual controls and RAW shooting should keep the enthusiasts busy, while more amateur snappers can simply flick the settings to auto and use the scene modes to take fantastic JPEG photos with little noise and blazingly bright colours
  • learn my way through this, but I would rather use Apple Aperture than learn yet more
  • review mode after shooting not so practical
  • but could be an issue for those who wish to use their LX3 on a more professional basis (IMO Lightroom 2 is the best photo application ever devised
  • This should be fixed in the near future, but could be an issue for those who wish to use their LX3 on a more professional basis (IMO Lightroom 2 is the best photo application ever devised, so the fact it does not recognize the *.rw2 format of the LX3 is, currently, a big concern for me
  • are not perfect out of the box but just need some simple finetuning
  • am forced to use the iA (intelligent auto
  • trying to understand all the LX3 capabilities and how to use them without forgetting
  • as want to use for digiscoping
  • but as a practical matter
  • Usage can be a bit cumbersome
  • which makes full manual mode a bit much
  • Usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much
  • limit the auto ISO or use Aperture Priority to limit the aperture
  • Excellent range of automatic and manual controls
  • Full manual controls
  • Full manual
  • great manual controls for serious photographers w/o sacrificing "point and shoot" simplicity
  • 24-mm wide angle, FAST Leica lens, raw mode, great OIS, great manual controls for serious photographers w/o sacrificing "point and shoot" simplicity, VASTLY improved high ISO response compared to predecessors, versatile movie modes, 16:9 capable
  • extensive controls &
  • Easy to use and flexibility of manual settings
  • but it's easy enough to figure out and there is an inexpensive e-book written by an independent photographer who will teach you some tricks about it
  • The documentation is poor, but it's easy enough to figure out and there is an inexpensive e-book written by an independent photographer who will teach you some tricks about it
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screen

2.5

  • maybe it's hidden away but Id like it for hdr work
  • I can't find a bracket feature, maybe it's hidden away but Id like it for hdr work
  • but: the dinky on/off & record/display switches
  • Minor, but: the dinky on/off & record/display switches
  • The unit I recieved does not work at all
  • Multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen
  • visual only
  • Seems to be well built, visual only
 

remote control

5

  • the tiny joy stick control is fiddly to use too
  • I do wish Panasonic had included a thumb wheel control like the G9 and that they
  • Shame there is not way of using a remote / cable shutter release
  • Shame there is not way of using a remote / cable shutter release, as want to use for digiscoping
  • Comprehensive photographic control
  • Large amount of control
  • manual control
  • Better saturation control than LX2
  • Manual control button easily within reach
 

black level

5

  • Black edition allmost unavailable
  • Finding a Black LX3 in the United Kingdom round christmas is madness (settled on the silver in the end
  • comes in silver and black
  • sexy black exterior
  • black and white mode
 

reception

5

  • Well-implemented face detection feature
 

portability

4.5

  • low light and dynamic range scores
  • some graininess in low light situations
  • lack of telephoto (but i understand why), some graininess in low light situations
  • barely fits in pocket
  • barely fits in pocket, definitely creates an unsightly "bulge
  • and the maximum f2.0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations
  • Fairly compact
  • Fairly compact, well-built metal body
  • Autofocuses well in low light
  • especially in low light
  • but I like my compact digital to be a bit more rugged/casual and I like to
  • gold, but I like my compact digital to be a bit more rugged/casual and I like to
  • low light shooting
  • 1280 - 720 videoi s really nice eeven in low light
  • (available light photography
  • low light
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size

0.5

  • Controls awkward for those with large fingers
  • A little expensive compared to entry-level DSLRs
  • surely Panasonic can give us a little better quality here
  • only played with the included Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0 a little bit
  • only played with the included Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0 a little bit, but the larning
  • so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine
  • size
  • It is BIG
  • a big concern for me
  • That's a big
  • but for the size
 
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"...good image quality at low iso settings, exceptionally bright f2..."

80

 
dpreview.com
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"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface..."

80

 
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"...good image quality at low iso settings, exceptionally bright f2.0-2.8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface, raw mode & fully-featured raw conversion software included, plenty of in-camera control over image parameters, good battery life, well priced (compared to its peers), easy to use..."

80

 
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"...build, impressive image quality, design..."

91

 
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"...grip, limited zoom range (though potentially this is beneficial to image quality)..."

91

 
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"...ineffective grip, limited zoom range (though potentially this is beneficial to image quality)..."

91

 
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Quote by dcresource.com

"...very good photo quality, low noise though iso 800 in good light ..."

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"...very good photo quality, low noise though iso 800 in good light ; fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens ..."

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dcresource.com
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"... fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens ; optical image stabilization ; fairly compact, well-built metal body ..."

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"... custom spots on mode dial, customizable function button ; handy photo straightening tool in playback mode ; lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ..."

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dcresource.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"... ia, image quality, lens..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
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"...handling, design, build, ia, image quality, lens, manual control..."

90

 
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Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ; very good prefocus shutter lag ; good download speed ; good battery life ; impressive printed results, outputting good quality 13x19-inch prints, and..."

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Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ; very good prefocus shutter lag ; good download speed ; good battery life ; impressive printed results, outputting good quality 13x19-inch prints, and decent 11x14-inch prints at iso 400..."

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"... slide show mode crops images ; closest macro image is only sharp at the very center ; iso 800, 1,600, and 3,200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light ..."

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imaging-resource.com
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"...beautiful image quality, especially in low light..."

82

 
infosyncworld.com
Quote by infosyncworld.com

"...beautiful image quality, especially in low light. seemingly endless features..."

82

 
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Quote by cnet.com

"...good image quality, good low light performance, low noise at high iso, classic design, fantastic ia mode..."

100

 
cnet.com
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"...good image quality, good low light performance, low noise at high iso, classic design, fantastic ia mode. good f2..."

100

 
cnet.com
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"... and is it 24mm at 16:9 or at 3:2 as well? look at the sample photos: 16:9 gets more width into the picture..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... lens ; wide angle 24mm ; sexy black exterior ; sharp image quality even at iso800 ; noiseless in iso80/100 ..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... it has been terrific ; i do have a problem with the posters who give a rating where the image quality is one star. give me a break ! i sense an agenda at work..."

100

 
dpreview.com
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"... at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture. shooting raw or raw+ jpeg a must ; noise in raw pp with the included software is a problem..."

92

 
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"... at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture. shooting raw or raw+ jpeg a must ; noise in raw pp with the included software is a problem..."

92

 
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"...should imporve the sensor quality...really dont like the image quality..."

56

 
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"... features: lack of much zoom ; image quality: not dslr, but still lets me take pictures so much better than before ..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... features: lack of much zoom ; image quality: not dslr, but still lets me take pictures so much better than before ; ease of use: doesn't have the same "interface" as other cameras i've had so took a bit to learn it ..."

84

 
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Quote by photographyreview.com

"... this camera feels really well made and a lot of features commonly used by serious photographers can be easily accessed instead of drilling down through layers of menus ; this camera shoots beautiful jpegs, but raw is really worth the extra effort. image quality is really narrowing the gap between compacts and dslr's. the camera ships with silkypix 3..."

100

 
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Quote by reviewcentre.com

"...excellent image quality ; excellent build quality ..."

100

 
reviewcentre.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface, raw mode & fully-featured raw conversion software included, plenty of in-camera control over image parameters, good battery life, well priced (compared to its peers), easy..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by news.com.au

"...oversharpening, expensive..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by news.com.au

"...some oversharpening, expensive..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... low light and dynamic range scores - small buttons - poorly designed menu system - high price..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...slight aberrations off-axis at widest fov (but very good for cameras in this price range), rumors of underpowered flash are true, rumors of poor white balance are true but (i believe) overstated..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...plastic. for the price we pay, surely panasonic can give us a little better quality here..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...g. cheap plastic dial, fragile battery cover..."

68

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the preset does not work for the iso value like it does with my 40d. that made me ..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... neck strap provided instead of wrist strap ; official pouch way too expensive: i suggest finding third parties solutions..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... ease of use: doesn't have the same "interface" as other cameras i've had so took a bit to learn it ; value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered, except..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... ease of use: doesn't have the same "interface" as other cameras i've had so took a bit to learn it ; value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered, except for the zoom..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...pricey ; short zoom ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... i've asked the software producer if they have an upgrade path but no response as of yet ; i'm giving it a four star value rating since it is expensive for a compact, but has a lot of great and unusual features - you get a lot for your money, but you'll give up a fair amount to get it..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... i've asked the software producer if they have an upgrade path but no response as of yet ; i'm giving it a four star value rating since it is expensive for a compact, but has a lot of great and unusual features - you get a lot for your money, but you'll give up a fair amount to get it..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... i've asked the software producer if they have an upgrade path but no response as of yet ; i'm giving it a four star value rating since it is expensive for a compact, but has a lot of great and unusual features - you get a lot for your money, but you'll give up a fair amount to get it. i'm also giving it five stars overall and i think it's worth it..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"... the lx3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour. but this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"... the lx3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour. but this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2.0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations, not to mention beautiful close-ups with a pleasingly narrow focal depth. manual controls and raw shooting should keep the enthusiasts busy..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"... great lcd screen, impressive af performance..."

91

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...0 aperture ; amazing wide angle performance ; retro-compact design ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... low noise though iso 800 in good light ; fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ; very good prefocus shutter lag ; good download speed ; good battery life ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... iso 800, 1,600, and 3,200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light ; slow startup time ; slow buffer clearing ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... slow startup time ; slow buffer clearing ; mediocre autofocus times ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...high iso speed problematic for some..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...quality, good low light performance, low noise at high iso, classic design, fantastic ia mode..."

100

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; ios performance ; f2..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the lx3 instruction manual seems complete albeit it has no quick start section, so i ; am forced to use the ia (intelligent auto) mode and prayer..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the lx3 instruction manual seems complete albeit it has no quick start section, so i ; am forced to use the ia (intelligent auto) mode and prayer..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... but for the size, i'd prefer a short fast lens rather than a long slow one..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...zoom range is limited, but for the size, i'd prefer a short fast lens rather than a long slow one..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... speed of the shutter release , quick respond..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... metal body ; speed of the shutter release , quick respond..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...consistent auto focus across the lens range ; nice bright lens with f/2..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... component video rather than hdmi video output ; 24mm-60mm focus range is rather limited. would..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... the optical viewfinder does not display shooting information, and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus), meaning..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine. the out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy leica look to them..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine. the out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy leica look to them. the optical image stabilization works as well as nikon's vr lenses..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps iso down), dissappointing white balance performance (though has a fine-tune option), occasional dynamic range problems in very contrasty scenes..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by news.com.au

"...good colour balance, low chromatic aberration..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by news.com.au

"...balance, low chromatic aberration, tonnes of features..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by news.com.au

"...good colour balance, low chromatic aberration, tonnes of features, wide-angle lens..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...nostalgic mode seems to be the only neutral color mode ; limited optical zoom ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... no real telephoto power ; no fluorescent white balance preset, or wb bracketing feature ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... no real telephoto power ; no fluorescent white balance preset, or wb bracketing feature ; no optical viewfinder ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...- good color, manual..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... auto noise, white balance, low..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... iso 800, 1,600, and 3,200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light ; slow startup time ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... closest macro image is only sharp at the very center ; iso 800, 1,600, and 3,200 have yellow and purple color blotches in incandescent light ; slow startup time ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by ephotozine.com

"... excellent macro, nice colour rendition..."

90

 
ephotozine.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... rumors of underpowered flash are true, rumors of poor white balance are true but (i believe) overstated..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...use, i see there's some color fringing, and some barrel distortion at 24mm..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...after a little real-world use, i see there's some color fringing, and some barrel distortion at 24mm. nothing i can't handle with photoshop, but..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...200. at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...200. at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; basically you can have much better results using the setting "color nostalgic" instead of the setting "standard color". also do calibrate awb towards blue (two notches) and magenta (one notch less)..."

96

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... no viewfinder (only really issue in bright light) ; color accuracy ; auto-white balance ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... color accuracy ; auto-white balance ; 60..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...sharp, bright lens ; compact but comfortable design ..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...sharp, bright lens ; compact but comfortable design ..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...settings, exceptionally bright f2.0-2.8 lens, 24mm wide angle..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by news.com.au

"... tonnes of features, wide-angle lens..."

80

 
news.com.au
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...5x zoom is a touch limited compared to many rivals, and the camera body feels a little less solid than the nikon p6000 and canon g10. there's a removable lens cap, which is a nice retro nod but means more fiddling than is strictly necessary..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...5x zoom is a touch limited compared to many rivals, and the camera body feels a little less solid than the nikon p6000 and canon g10. there's a removable lens cap, which is a nice retro nod but means more fiddling than is strictly necessary. we'd..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...; nice bright lens with f/2.0 aperture ; amazing wide angle performance ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens ; optical image stabilization ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... low noise though iso 800 in good light ; fast, ultra-wide 24 - 60 mm lens ; optical image stabilization ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... handy photo straightening tool in playback mode ; lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... handy photo straightening tool in playback mode ; lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ; high resolution 720p movie mode ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"... image quality, lens, manual..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... attractive design is also very functional ; f/2.0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by ephotozine.com

"... great vintage design, good lens, excellent macro..."

90

 
ephotozine.com
Quote by ephotozine.com

"...many features, great vintage design, good lens, excellent macro, nice colour rendition..."

90

 
ephotozine.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...angle, fast leica lens, raw mode, great ois, great manual controls for serious photographers w/o sacrificing "point and shoot" simplicity, vastly improved high iso response compared to predecessors, versatile movie modes, 16:9 capable..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...zoom. gorgeous lens. responsive..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...wide angle lens, low light shooting..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... fantastic ia mode. good f2.0 wide angle lens..."

100

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...zoom range, camera cap, protruding lens barrel even when switched off..."

100

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...high quality lens and ccd sensor. support hd (720p) videos as well..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...lens,..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...lens cap is good news. i have had 6 tz3/tz5s and those automatic lens shutter things broke on 3 of them..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...aspect ratio switch on lens barrel is daft. how often do you change that? rather use the precious real estate for something you change regularly..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...clipping. the idea of a lens cap reminds me of the old ; days and modern photographers looking for a compact camera deserves more ..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the grip is uncomfortable and the lens cap is annoying..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... needs nr-reduction programs for best results - what a time consumption ; lens cap not practical ; review..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... prefer wrist strip ; lens cap is annoying. prefer the build in type for this kind of point & shoot camera..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; lens cap ; black edition allmost unavailable ..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...i can deal with the lens cap and the really expensive case as long as the images are great, unfortunately..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...i can deal with the lens cap and the really expensive case as long as the images are great, unfortunately for me it's just not there yet..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... this might not be a specific lx3 problem, but rather a windows or pc problem with the hd file format ; not real problems, but weak points are ; lens cap (i'm surely not the first one to mention this) ; user interface is not always intuitive and looks a bit obsolete in terms of color and resolution: what a waste of that great lcd (g10 looks way better) ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; not a problem but i'll never get used to these lens caps..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... also, the removable lens cap is a big negative ; for anyone who thinks they are going to use this as a "pocket" camera..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... that's a big ; drawback if ; you use the video feature frequently. also, the removable lens cap is a big negative ; for anyone who thinks they are going to use this as a "pocket" camera..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... at the very least ; they should have kept it attached with a small string or something ; my bad - as another reviewer pointed out, there is a small string included to attach ; the lens cap. so, i won't lose it..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... aesthetically, i like the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...cap. aesthetically, i like the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use. i..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... aesthetically, i like the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use. i am concerned about damaging the lens..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...supid lens cap design..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can of course crop the images down, either in camera (jpeg only) or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further. usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can of course crop the images down, either in camera (jpeg only) or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further. usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...fast, wide lens ; extensive controls & ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...fast, wide lens ; extensive controls & ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...the lens. if the previously mentioned "leica designed 24mm equivalent f2..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...lens. if the previously mentioned "leica designed 24mm equivalent f2.0 lens" doesn't get you, then this probably isn't the camera for you..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...lens. if the previously mentioned "leica designed 24mm equivalent f2.0 lens" doesn't get you, then this probably isn't the camera for you. it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...a 24-60mm lens equivalent isn't what most people would hope for with a camera in this price range, it's fairly limiting..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...a 24-60mm lens equivalent isn't what most people would hope for with a camera in this price range, it's fairly limiting. this camera is really geared towards someone looking for a rangefinder-like camera without the flexibility or cost of a leica system..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by reviewcentre.com

"... excellent build quality ; very fast lens ; very wide lens ..."

100

 
reviewcentre.com
Quote by reviewcentre.com

"... very fast lens ; very wide lens ; excellent user interface ..."

100

 
reviewcentre.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...; limited optical zoom ; high iso noise reduction smears fine detail ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"... menu system is low res and quirky ; no zoom in movie mode ; slide show mode crops images ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...ultrawide angle zoom. gorgeous lens..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...limited zoom..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...camera. i was worried about the limited zoom range, but it ; hasn't been a problem at all..."

98

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...camera. i was worried about the limited zoom range, but it ; hasn't been a problem at all..."

98

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...zoom range is limited, but for the size..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... construction: flimsy battery/memory card compartment cover ; features: lack of much zoom ; image quality: not dslr, but still lets me take pictures so much better than before ..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered, except for the zoom..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...; short zoom ; inaccurate lcd & ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...0 lens" doesn't get you, then this probably isn't the camera for you. it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...0 lens" doesn't get you, then this probably isn't the camera for you. it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine. the out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy leica look to them..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... small, cluttered buttons on back of camera ; flimsy door over memory card/battery compartment..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; construction: flimsy battery/memory card compartment cover ; features: lack of much zoom ..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"... design, great lcd screen, impressive..."

91

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...solid build, impressive image quality, design, great lcd screen, impressive af performance..."

91

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... comes in silver and black ; very sharp and bright 3-inch lcd display ; full manual controls ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by cameralabs.com

"..., screen with 460k pixels., 24mm coverage, ois and f2..."

88

 
cameralabs.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... burst shooting, lcd screen, functions/features..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...wide angle lens, low light shooting, burst shooting, lcd screen, functions/features, durability..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; screen dislpays annoying bright lines when a very intense spot of light is framed on a dark background (but this is common to many other devices in my experience) ; neck strap provided instead of wrist strap ..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... the optical viewfinder does not display shooting information, and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus), meaning the screen must always be on for shooting manually..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once. the optical viewfinder does not display shooting information, and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus), meaning the screen must always be on for shooting manually..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... short zoom ; inaccurate lcd & ; histogram ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... bright lens ; compact but comfortable design ; broad..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...p6000, the lx3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour. but this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...slightly smaller than the canon g10 and nikon p6000, the lx3 is a glorious-looking compact with a decidedly retro flavour. but this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"... impressive image quality, design, great lcd screen..."

91

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...0 aperture ; amazing wide angle performance ; retro-compact design ; excellent..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...classic, attractive design is also very functional ; f/2..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...classic, attractive design is also very functional ; f/2..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by ephotozine.com

"...features, great vintage design, good lens..."

90

 
ephotozine.com
Quote by infosyncworld.com

"... seemingly endless features. classic styling..."

82

 
infosyncworld.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... low noise at high iso, classic design, fantastic ia mode..."

100

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i have always shot with canon or nikon so the panasonic icons don't make sense and they are not intuitive. plan on spending some time with the manual until you know what they mean....."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... at iso 400 and 800 the lx3 performs good (but color accuracy so much an issue, raw is needed) ; jpeg: lot of smearing, unnatural looking pictures, color accuracy sometime very good after tweaking (nostalgic film mode, nr-2) but unreliable, sometime spoiling the picture..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...cap. aesthetically, i like the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... lens (!!!) (just barely usable boukeh) ; looks (silly, but..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ; high resolution 720p movie mode ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...color, manual noise and video capture scores -..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...- good color, manual noise and video capture scores -..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by infosyncworld.com

"...sub-par video quality. auto mode is unpredictable..."

82

 
infosyncworld.com
Quote by cameralabs.com

"..., hd movie recording., screen with 460k pixels..."

88

 
cameralabs.com
Quote by cameralabs.com

"...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..."

88

 
cameralabs.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...fps. component video rather than hdmi video output..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... lens ; wide angle 24mm ; sexy black exterior ; sharp image quality even at iso800 ; noiseless in iso80/100 ; high quality hd recording ; manual control button easily within reach ..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i was worried about the limited zoom range, but it ; hasn't been a problem at all. only limitation i've found is that 720p video is limited to ; just over 10 minutes, regardless of the sd card size..."

98

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...6 would open up more shooting options ; video records as 720p, but..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i called panasonic asking ; if an instructional video is available, but it is not, so night after night i sit reading and ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i called panasonic asking ; if an instructional video is available, but it is not, so night after night i sit reading and ; trying to understand all the lx3 capabilities and how to use them without forgetting ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...hd video in not avchd, require conversion and similar a dvd qlty ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...hd video in not avchd, require conversion and similar a dvd qlty ; no zooming in to video mode ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... require conversion and similar a dvd qlty ; no zooming in to video mode ; support..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...p5000, you can't zoom while taking a video. that's a big ; drawback if ; you use the video feature frequently..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...unlike my nikon p5000, you can't zoom while taking a video. that's a big ; drawback if ; you use the video feature frequently..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... that's a big ; drawback if ; you use the video feature frequently. also, the removable lens cap is a big negative ; for anyone who thinks they are going to use this as a "pocket" camera..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... 24mm wide ; hd video ; metal body ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...solid build, impressive image quality..."

91

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...- retro aesthetic and solid construction - good color..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"... design, build, ia..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... functions/features, durability..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... i have had 6 tz3/tz5s and those automatic lens shutter things broke on 3 of them. very fragile construction..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...parts of the construction are awful e.g. cheap plastic dial, fragile battery cover..."

68

 
dpreview.com
Quote by reviewcentre.com

"...; excellent build quality ; very fast lens ..."

100

 
reviewcentre.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... some redeye ; no real telephoto power ; no fluorescent white balance preset, or wb bracketing feature ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... noise reduction can impact on low-contrast detail, underpowered flash, auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps iso down)..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... underpowered flash, auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps iso down), dissappointing white balance performance (though has a fine-tune option)..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...60mm telephoto will be restricting for some, noise reduction can impact on low-contrast detail, underpowered flash, auto flash keen on using 1/30th second shutter speed (but keeps iso down), dissappointing white balance performance (though has a fine-tune option), occasional dynamic range problems in very contrasty scenes, controls awkward for those with large fingers..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... manual noise and video capture scores - high level of customizability - large amount of control - ability to accept external flash and viewfinder..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...range), rumors of underpowered flash are true, rumors of poor white balance are true but (i believe) overstated..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...slight aberrations off-axis at widest fov (but very good for cameras in this price range), rumors of underpowered flash are true, rumors of poor white balance are true but (i believe) overstated..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the flash is to strong when using it to close,need compensation for thad ..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...the flash is to strong when using it to close,need compensation for thad ; good for some one like me..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... this camera is really geared towards someone looking for a rangefinder-like camera without the flexibility or cost of a leica system. i haven't even tried the flash yet but i doubt it'll do much. silkypix raw converter software is poorly documented..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface, raw mode & fully-featured raw conversion software included..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... this might not be a specific lx3 problem, but rather a windows or pc problem with the hd file format ; not real problems, but weak points are ; lens cap (i'm surely not the first one to mention this) ; user interface is not always intuitive and looks a bit obsolete in terms of color and resolution: what a waste of that great lcd (g10 looks way better) ;..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... image quality: not dslr, but still lets me take pictures so much better than before ; ease of use: doesn't have the same "interface" as other cameras i've had so took a bit to learn it ; value for money: just what this scrapbooker ordered..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by reviewcentre.com

"... very wide lens ; excellent user interface ; multiple..."

100

 
reviewcentre.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i also ; wish they had real "live" continuous view of the exposure in manual mode instead of ; having to half press first to have a preview of how the final image will look like..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... artifacts under certain conditions ; optical viewfinder is optional..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... no fluorescent white balance preset, or wb bracketing feature ; no optical viewfinder ; optional one is fixed at 24 mm ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"...the lack of an optical viewfinder may irk, while the vf1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"...irk, while the vf1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe, the..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by pocket-lint.com

"...the lack of an optical viewfinder may irk, while the vf1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe, the tiny joy stick control is fiddly to use too..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; included a soft switch instead of having to use a hard switch to view photos and then ; having to switch back to shooting mode instead of just half pressing the shutter..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once. the optical viewfinder does not display shooting information, and neither does the rear screen when set to the optical viewfinder setting (it merely confirms focus)..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... histogram ; no inbuilt optical viewfinder..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...; no viewfinder (only really issue in bright light) ; color accuracy ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...some, noise reduction can impact on low-contrast detail, underpowered flash..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... lots of optional extras: wide-angle lens, filters, external flash, optical viewfinder, hd video cable ; high resolution 720p movie mode ; above..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...- poor resolution, auto noise..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"...- poor resolution, auto noise, white balance, low light and dynamic range scores -..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by cameralabs.com

"...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., better iq than lx2, but still some noise..."

88

 
cameralabs.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...6 would open up more shooting options ; video records as 720p, but that doesn't mean the sensor and processing is capable of 360 line pairs of vertical resolution..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...6 would open up more shooting options ; video records as 720p, but that doesn't mean the sensor and processing is capable of 360 line pairs of vertical resolution..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...short tele reach but can be solved by extra optical zoom (lower resolution) which..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... full manual controls ; raw image format supported, powerful (but clunky) editing software included ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... full manual controls ; raw image format supported, powerful (but clunky) editing software included ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i also ; wish they had real "live" continuous view of the exposure in manual mode instead of ; having to half press first to have a preview of how the final image will look like. that ..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...ugly strip, prefer wrist strip ; lens cap is annoying..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...ugly strip, prefer wrist strip ; lens cap is annoying..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... this should be fixed in the near future, but could be an issue for those who wish to use their lx3 on a more professional basis (imo lightroom 2 is the best photo application ever devised, so the fact it does not recognize the *.rw2 format of the lx3 is, currently, a big concern for me)..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...tea) look weird when played with windows quicktime and realplayer (colors seem desaturated/swapped to complementary color). on the camera's display, on my tv, and on a mac they look perfect though..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... on the camera's display, on my tv, and on a mac they look perfect though. this might not be a specific lx3 problem, but rather a windows or pc problem with the hd file format ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... this might not be a specific lx3 problem, but rather a windows or pc problem with the hd file format ; not real problems, but weak points are ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... on the camera's display, on my tv, and on a mac they look perfect though. this might not be a specific lx3 problem, but rather a windows or pc problem with the hd file format ; not real problems, but weak points are ..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... the out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy leica look to them. the optical image stabilization works as well as nikon's vr lenses..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... fairly compact, well-built metal body ; comes in silver and black ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...yet. i have always shot with canon or nikon so the panasonic icons don't make sense and they are not intuitive. plan on spending some time with the manual until you know what they mean..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... give me a break ! i sense an agenda at work. beware of the phoney reviews..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... hd video ; metal body ; speed of the shutter release ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...relatively nonresponsive quick menu button ; proprietary connectors ..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"...relatively unresponsive quick-menu button ; proprietary connectors ..."

74

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... low light and dynamic range scores - small buttons - poorly designed menu system -..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...; menu system is low res and quirky ; no zoom in movie mode ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...dissapointing. you can of course crop the images down, either in camera (jpeg only) or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface, raw mode & fully-featured raw conversion software included, plenty of in-camera control over image parameters, good battery life, well priced (compared to its peers)..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... high resolution 720p movie mode ; above average battery life..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by ephotozine.com

"...responsive, flimsy battery door, noise..."

90

 
ephotozine.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... cheap plastic dial, fragile battery cover. wish panasonic would use some of olympus's rugged design skills and built a pocket camera that doesn't seem so flimsy..."

68

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...g. cheap plastic dial, fragile battery cover. wish panasonic would use some of olympus's rugged design skills and built a pocket camera that doesn't seem so flimsy..."

68

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... size ; battery ; lens (!!) (available light photography) ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...battery strenght..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ; very good prefocus shutter lag ; good download speed ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...news. i have had 6 tz3/tz5s and those automatic lens shutter things broke on 3 of them. very fragile construction..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... included a soft switch instead of having to use a hard switch to view photos and then ; having to switch back to shooting mode instead of just half pressing the shutter. i also ; wish they had real "live" continuous view of the exposure in manual mode instead of ; having to half press first to have a preview of how the final image will look like..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i would rather have a camera/ photo viewer switch that was ; responsive to pressing the shutter. now if you want to switch back to shooting after ; viewing your images there is one extra step ; also, i hope that aperture and iphoto will update with a raw converter plug-in..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much. you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much. you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once. the optical viewfinder does not display shooting information..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... metal body ; speed of the shutter release , quick..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... compact but comfortable design ; broad manual shooting feature set..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"... compact but comfortable design ; broad manual-shooting feature set..."

74

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design, automatic correction of chromatic aberration, feels fast and responsive, high resolution screen, generally reliable exposure and focus, effective image stabilization, generally good user interface, raw mode & fully-featured raw conversion software included, plenty of in-camera control over image parameters, good battery life, well priced (compared to its peers), easy to use..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations, not to mention beautiful close-ups with a pleasingly narrow focal depth. manual controls and raw shooting should keep the enthusiasts busy, while..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"...0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations, not to mention beautiful close-ups with a pleasingly narrow focal depth. manual controls and raw shooting should keep the enthusiasts busy, while more amateur snappers can simply flick the settings to auto and use the scene modes to take fantastic jpeg photos with little noise and blazingly bright colours..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"... there's a removable lens cap, which is a nice retro nod but means more fiddling than is strictly necessary. we'd also have liked to see slightly larger buttons used - fat-fingered photographers may struggle with the toytown-esque controls..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...0 aperture ; amazing wide angle performance ; retro-compact design ; excellent range of automatic and manual controls..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... very sharp and bright 3-inch lcd display ; full manual controls ; raw image format supported, powerful (but clunky) editing software included ..."

No rating

 
dcresource.com
Quote by cameralabs.com

"..., full manual, raw and hotshoe..."

88

 
cameralabs.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... great ois, great manual controls for serious photographers w/o sacrificing "point and shoot" simplicity, vastly improved high iso response compared to predecessors, versatile movie modes, 16:9 capable..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...24-mm wide angle, fast leica lens, raw mode, great ois, great manual controls for serious photographers w/o sacrificing "point and shoot" simplicity, vastly improved high iso response compared to predecessors, versatile movie modes, 16:9 capable..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... how often do you change that? rather use the precious real estate for something you change regularly. and is it 24mm at 16:9 or at 3:2 as well? look at the sample photos: 16:9 gets more width into the picture..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... barely fits in pocket, definitely creates an unsightly "bulge ; a dial for the manual controls would have been more usable than the joystick ; only zooms to 60mm equivalent ; zooming out to 120mm at f/5..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...after a little real-world use, i see there's some color fringing, and some barrel distortion at 24mm..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i may ; learn my way through this, but i would rather use apple aperture than learn yet more ; softwar..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i may ; learn my way through this, but i would rather use apple aperture than learn yet more ; softwar..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... needs nr-reduction programs for best results - what a time consumption ; lens cap not practical ; review mode after shooting not so practical..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... this should be fixed in the near future, but could be an issue for those who wish to use their lx3 on a more professional basis (imo lightroom 2 is the best photo application ever devised, so the fact it does not recognize the *..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... meaning you cannot open lx3 images from photoshop or lightroom. this should be fixed in the near future, but could be an issue for those who wish to use their lx3 on a more professional basis (imo lightroom 2 is the best photo application ever devised, so the fact it does not recognize the *.rw2 format of the lx3 is, currently, a big concern for me). this issue should be resolved in the next 30 to 60 days, i would expect, however..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...red) are not perfect out of the box but just need some simple finetuning ; basically you can have much better results using the setting "color nostalgic" instead of the setting "standard color"..."

96

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... so i ; am forced to use the ia (intelligent auto) mode and prayer..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i called panasonic asking ; if an instructional video is available, but it is not, so night after night i sit reading and ; trying to understand all the lx3 capabilities and how to use them without forgetting ; what..."

88

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...release, as want to use for digiscoping..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... aesthetically, i like the lens cap, but as a practical matter, it falls off too frequently when the camera is not in use..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can of course crop the images down, either in camera (jpeg only) or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further. usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much. you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can of course crop the images down, either in camera (jpeg only) or in software, but it would just be better if the lens reached further. usage can be a bit cumbersome, with exposure controls and manual focus all assigned to one joystick, which makes full manual mode a bit much. you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can limit the auto shutter, limit the auto iso or use aperture priority to limit the aperture, but not all at once..."

82

 
dpreview.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... wide lens ; extensive controls & ; customization ..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by dooyoo.co.uk

"...easy to use and flexibility of manual settings..."

100

 
dooyoo.co.uk
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... the documentation is poor, but it's easy enough to figure out and there is an inexpensive e-book written by an independent photographer who will teach you some tricks about it. this "se" special edition software only works with images from this camera - even jpegs from another camera won't work..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...0 se which is a great, albeit strange, raw converter. the documentation is poor, but it's easy enough to figure out and there is an inexpensive e-book written by an independent photographer who will teach you some tricks about it. this "se" special edition software only works with images from this camera - even jpegs from another camera won't work..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ..."

No rating

 
imaging-resource.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...feature, maybe it's hidden away but id like it for hdr work..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...i can't find a bracket feature, maybe it's hidden away but id like it for hdr work..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...minor, but: the dinky on/off & record/display switches. they seem awfully tiny & fragile..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...minor, but: the dinky on/off & record/display switches. they seem awfully tiny & fragile..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...built, visual only. it is big..."

No rating

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...seems to be well built, visual only. it is big..."

No rating

 
photographyreview.com
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"...limited. the unit i recieved does not work at all..."

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photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...8 lens, 24mm wide angle, decent high iso performance (up to iso 1600), unique choice of aspect ratios at a consistent angle-of-view, comprehensive photographic control, high quality construction with attractive design..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... manual noise and video capture scores - high level of customizability - large amount of control -..."

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digitalcamerainfo.com
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"... lens, manual control..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
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"... while the vf1 accessory finder sacrifices the hot shoe, the tiny joy stick control is fiddly to use too..."

90

 
pocket-lint.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ..."

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imaging-resource.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... lens ; wide angle 24mm ; sexy black exterior ; sharp image quality even at iso800 ; noiseless in iso80/100 ; high quality hd recording ; manual control button easily within reach ; small..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"...i do wish panasonic had included a thumb wheel control like the g9 and that they ; included a soft switch instead of having to use a hard switch to view photos and then ; having to switch back to shooting mode instead of just half pressing the shutter..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...shame there is not way of using a remote / cable shutter release, as..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...shame there is not way of using a remote / cable shutter release, as want to use for digiscoping..."

94

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... fairly compact, well-built metal body ; comes in silver and black ; very sharp and bright 3-inch lcd display ..."

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dcresource.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... lens ; wide angle 24mm ; sexy black exterior ; sharp image quality even at iso800 ..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... lens cap ; black edition allmost unavailable ; new panasonic models gain again pixel and zoomfactor..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...finding a black lx3 in the united kingdom round christmas is madness (settled on the silver in the end!!) ..."

84

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... macro ; black and white mode ; good movies (including hd) ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dcresource.com

"... intelligent auto mode picks a scene for you, detects faces, tracks a moving subject, and brightens shadows, all automatically ; well-implemented face detection feature ; auto redeye reduction (though it only worked "okay" here) ..."

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dcresource.com
Quote by theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk

"... but this doesn't compromise performance, and the maximum f2.0 aperture at the wide end means you can shoot fantastic shots even in low-light situations, not to mention beautiful close-ups with a pleasingly narrow focal depth..."

100

 
theinsider.pricerunner.co.uk
Quote by dcresource.com

"... optical image stabilization ; fairly compact, well-built metal body ..."

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dcresource.com
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"... optical image stabilization ; fairly compact, well-built metal body ; comes in silver and black ..."

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dcresource.com
Quote by digitalcamerainfo.com

"... white balance, low light and dynamic range scores -..."

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digitalcamerainfo.com
Quote by imaging-resource.com

"...0 lens with optical image stabilization is great for available light ; 24mm wide angle equivalent captures the whole room ; hotshoe lets you use an external flash (off camera, too) ; multiple aspect ratios for still and video capture include wide screen ; new venus iv image processor with raw support ; joystick is nearly as useful as a command dial ; extremely low distortion at wide angle and telephoto is achieved with in-camera jpeg correction ; well controlled chromatic aberration at wide angle, and essentially none at telephoto ; very good corner sharpness ; good viewfinder accuracy ; better saturation control than lx2 ; quite good detail up to iso 400 ; excellent low light performance ; autofocuses well in low light ; very good prefocus shutter lag ..."

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imaging-resource.com
Quote by infosyncworld.com

"...quality, especially in low light. seemingly endless features..."

82

 
infosyncworld.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...lens, low light shooting, burst shooting..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...why), some graininess in low light situations..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...lack of telephoto (but i understand why), some graininess in low light situations..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...0 ; all aspects are genuine ; 1280 - 720 videoi s really nice eeven in low light..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... here are my nit-picks ; barely fits in pocket, definitely creates an unsightly "bulge ; a dial for the manual controls would have been more usable than the joystick ; only zooms to 60mm equivalent ; zooming out to 120mm at f/5..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... here are my nit-picks ; barely fits in pocket, definitely creates an unsightly "bulge ; a dial for the manual controls would have been more usable than the joystick ; only zooms to 60mm equivalent ; zooming out to 120mm at f/5..."

92

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i have a nikon d700 slr that i treat like ; gold, but i like my compact digital to be a bit more rugged/casual and i like to ; keep it with me in my briefcase or messenger bag all the time..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i have a nikon d700 slr that i treat like ; gold, but i like my compact digital to be a bit more rugged/casual and i like to ; keep it with me in my briefcase or messenger bag all the time..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... lens (!!) (available light photography) ; lcd screen ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...low light ; sharp ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... occasional dynamic range problems in very contrasty scenes, controls awkward for those with large fingers..."

80

 
dpreview.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"... the hard plastic grip should be replaced with soft rubber ; a little expensive compared to entry-level dslrs..."

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digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...for the price we pay, surely panasonic can give us a little better quality here ; the screw for tripod is placed at far end, instead of the center..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i have ; only played with the included silkypix developer studio 3.0 a little bit, but the larning ; curve looked steep and i did not like the noise of the converted raw images..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... i have ; only played with the included silkypix developer studio 3.0 a little bit, but the larning ; curve looked steep and i did not like the noise of the converted raw images..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...rw2 format of the lx3 is, currently, a big concern for me). this issue should be resolved in the next 30 to 60 days, i would expect, however..."

100

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"... you can't zoom while taking a video. that's a big ; drawback if ; you use the video feature frequently..."

86

 
dpreview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...limited, but for the size, i'd..."

90

 
dpreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... it's a 24 to 60mm zoom, so there's not a big range - but it suits me just fine. the out of focus areas have that smooth, creamy leica look to them..."

100

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"...; size ; battery ..."

80

 
photographyreview.com
Quote by photographyreview.com

"... visual only. it is big..."

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photographyreview.com

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