Panasonic DMC-LX5 compact enthusiast camera arrives on the net early

The “compact enthusiast” category of camera, which I have just now made up, includes such devices as the Canon G11 , Sigma DP2 , and some of the more consumer-oriented M4/3 cameras. It’s for the photographer who wants more control, slightly better glass, and doesn’t care about the creature comforts of touchscreens and in-camera sepia tones. Panasonic’s entry in this class was the competent LX3 , now being supplanted by the slightly (but not trivially) improved LX5. With a fast lens and high ISO range, this could be the carry-around compact you’ve been looking for. The full specs are available over at 4/3rds Rumors , who found the leak, or at the Panasonic UK microsite , but here are a few vitals: 10.1 megapixels 1/1.63″ sensor 3.8x zoom on a F/2.0-3.3 Leica Summicron lens (zoom is improved over LX3) ISO 80-12800 (nice range, also implies lower noise at normal ISO levels) HD recording at 720p/30 or 720p/60 (weird since sensor output is limited to 30p) 3″ LCD (480×320) Optional optical or electronic viewfinder (nice!) There you have it. Looks like a competent camera, although these fixed-lens guys are looking less sexy every day as the nicer M4/3 cameras drop in price, with their sexy pancake wide-angle primes

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Panasonic DMC-LX5 compact enthusiast camera arrives on the net early

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