Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 User Reviews

This is more of an "initial impression" than a full review, as I've only had the camera a short time. In '02 I bought a Nikon Coolpix 5000 which has a lot of really unique features. It wasn't a perfect camera for everyone, nor is the LX3 but it is the fir...

The 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. The out of focus areas have that...

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....

I recently had to replace my stolen/borrowed canon s80 which was a rock solid camera. What I was looking for was dSLR performance in a small package that I'd actually perhaps maybe carry with me. On paper, 'cept for the obvious and fair sacrifices of view...

Lens (!) (wiiide angle) ; size ; battery ; lens (!!) (available light photography) ; lcd screen ; macro ; black and white mode ; good movies (including HD) ; lens (!!!) (just barely usable boukeh) ; looks (silly, but it really does look like a real camera...

noise :) ; no viewfinder (only really issue in bright light) ; color accuracy ; auto-white balance ; 60 mm max

I wont write about the techniqal details of the camera rather than my personal experience with this nice gadget ...i own a D3 , but i cannot take it with me all the time , and i love to walk around with a camera , i thought of getting a D40 but i wont be...

low light ; sharp ; 24mm wide ; HD video ; metal body ; speed of the shutter release , quick respond

battery strenght

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

Seems to be well built, visual only. It is BIG.

Documentation is very limited. The unit I recieved does not work at all.