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Product Description
LUMIX LX100 Integrated Leica DC Lens Zoom Camera with Advanced Controls: DMC-LX100Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1298 in Camera & Photo
- Color: Black
- Brand: Panasonic
- Model: DMC-LX100K
- Released on: 2014-11-01
- Dimensions: 2.60" h x 2.17" w x 4.53" l, .87 pounds
- Battery type: Lithium Ion
- Display size: 0.38
Features
- Legendary LUMIX LX Series with manual controls -- Designed to Inspire Creativity
- Superior light capture with large, multi-aspect micro four thirds sensor
- Fast f1.7-2.8, 24-75mm, Leica DC zoom lens, for producing shallow depth of field (DOF) and out of focused, blur effect about the image subject
- Clear and stable framing thanks to eye-level EVF (2,764k-dot)
- Full hybrid photo experience with 30p 4K Ultra HD video and 4K photo mode. Please Refer User Manual before use.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Pro's:
1. Fast and Good lens. The lens is a 24-75 equivalent, that works for most purposes, though there are times when further reach would have been nice. In order to do that, Panasonic would have had to compromise on speed and/or size though. On the wide-end, the camera requires very low light due to the 1.7 f-stop. This, combined with a large chip (for a compact) and optical image stabilizer, means you can take pictures that come out sharp, even in very low light situations. The lens is also very sharp in center, and good (but not fantastic) on corners/along edges. Some people think extreme corner-to-corner sharpness is vital, but if you are interested in taking pictures of your family, you will likely only care about center sharpness. Even if you plan to do more pro type work, good photographers know that in most situations, you actually try to focus in the center and have the edges contain very little of interest, as it draws your attention away from what you want to show in the picture. If you like to shoot test-charts or are very into landscape photography, the only compact I can think of which would be good enough, is the Sony RX1, but it costs 2.5 times more, is slower at focusing, and does not have a zoom lens, Another note is that the out of focus areas, where you can often see bokeh "balls" (think lights in the background that are out of focus), will show very nicely. This is an area where it is much nicer looking than the RX100, plus it can also do a shallower DoF than the RX100.
2. Sensor - this is what captures the image from the lens and it is very large for a compact. It utilizes the same sensor used in micro four thirds cameras from Panasonic and Olympus, however it does not use the entire sensor. Instead, they have opted for a cropped picture that changes which portion of the sensor you use, depending on the format you shoot in (16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1). The resolution in all modes are roughly 12.8MP. Yes, this is lower than some other cameras, but you can do pretty large prints without issue, and each pixel is in essence more precise, since you have less MP per square inch. In conclusion, between the lens and sensor, this camera produces very impressive quality pictures (and video).
3. 4K video in 24p. You might think - 4K video is stupid as very few even have tv's that can handle this, but keep in mind that if you are willing to work with the files it produces, downsizing 4k to 1080p yields sharper 1080p than virtually any other camera costing less than $3-5000. You can also use the extra resolution to zoom in, in essence increase your focal length, or utilize it to re-frame your video.
4. Macro. On it's widest focal length, you can focus down to about 1 inch, which is quite good for macro, and better than any other compacts out there.
5. Controls. If you like manual controls, this camera is GREAT. You can control pretty much everything with dials or rings on the lens.
6. Build Quality - very good for a compact.
7. Responsiveness. It is very fast at focusing, and has an impressive frames per second (which varies depending on how you focus etc).
8. Features; Nice standard Hotshoe if you want flash, and it does come with a small one you can use in a pinch (I don't like to use built in or small add-on flashes personally). It has focus peaking and zebra readout which is useful for manual focusing and helping with exposure. 4K photo mode where you can shoot a clip and then pick out good quality frames from it and save as photos. Nice if you shoot a group picture and want to find a frame where nobody is blinking, or you want to get an action shot at the right time. I really like the multi aspect ratio/format. If you want to shoot more like a landscape, you can use 16:9, or for other types, pick the format that suits you best. Uses a leaf shutter which is very quiet, and allows for flash sync'ing at far faster shutter speeds than most professional cameras (either 1/2000 or 1/4000 if I recall, vs many pro dsl's that are limited to anywhere from 1/200 to 1/500). Built in viewfinder, which is great to have. It shows you exactly what you are taking photos of, and you don't have to worry about sun, plus putting the camera up to your eye, adds another contact point which stabilizes your camera. That leads me to a good Optical image stabilizer, that works very well. Remote shooting can be done using either an apple or android phone or tablet.
Cons:
1. No built in ND filters, but this is partially compensated for as there is also an electronic shutter that goes all the way up to 1/16000. This is great for pictures in fairly strong light where you still want to get a shallow area in focus. However, for video, where you tend to want to keep shutter speeds low to avoid jerkiness, you would probably rather need to use the 43mm filter ring on the lens and get an nd filter.
2. No touch screen. This would have been nice to have, mainly for moving focus points around. The rest of the controls are so nice on this camera anyway.
3. Touch screen doesn't tilt, which would be good occasionally, but on the upside, the wifi remote app for apple and android works really well.
4. For video, there is no mic in, and the audio that is recorded internally is only passable. There are ways around that like external recorders or if you shoot with multiple cameras, have another camera record the audio, but that is not always how you shoot video of course..
5. A tad big, but considering the lens they put in here as well as the sensor, that is forgiven. Don't try to stick it in your pants pockets though. It will likely fit in your coat-pocket however.
All in all, a magnificent camera that while relatively pricey, really could replace a dslr and video camera for many people. It's main competitor is probably the RX100 mk3, so a quick comparison:
1. Low Light Shooting - the LX100 wins, but not by a huge margin
2. Scenery/Pictures with almost everything needs to be in focus: RX100-3
3. Portraits/Family shots - LX100 as the out of focus areas look nicer, plus you can have a shallower focus area.
4. Video Quality - LX100 as it can shoot great 4K, and even when downscaled to 1080p it looks better than the Sony.
5. Responsiveness - LX100 has a higher burst rate and faster focusing.
6. Size: RX100-3 as it is a bit smaller and can fit in some pants pockets at least.
7. Controls: This one is probably rather subjective. I prefer manual controls of the LX100 (it does by the way have a very nice auto mode as well), but the RX100-3 has other strengths. In the end, FOR ME, the LX100 is better.
8. Still Features: Probably a tie overall
9: Video Features: RX100-3, since it has nd filters, tiltable screen
See all 160 customer reviews...1. Fast and Good lens. The lens is a 24-75 equivalent, that works for most purposes, though there are times when further reach would have been nice. In order to do that, Panasonic would have had to compromise on speed and/or size though. On the wide-end, the camera requires very low light due to the 1.7 f-stop. This, combined with a large chip (for a compact) and optical image stabilizer, means you can take pictures that come out sharp, even in very low light situations. The lens is also very sharp in center, and good (but not fantastic) on corners/along edges. Some people think extreme corner-to-corner sharpness is vital, but if you are interested in taking pictures of your family, you will likely only care about center sharpness. Even if you plan to do more pro type work, good photographers know that in most situations, you actually try to focus in the center and have the edges contain very little of interest, as it draws your attention away from what you want to show in the picture. If you like to shoot test-charts or are very into landscape photography, the only compact I can think of which would be good enough, is the Sony RX1, but it costs 2.5 times more, is slower at focusing, and does not have a zoom lens, Another note is that the out of focus areas, where you can often see bokeh "balls" (think lights in the background that are out of focus), will show very nicely. This is an area where it is much nicer looking than the RX100, plus it can also do a shallower DoF than the RX100.
2. Sensor - this is what captures the image from the lens and it is very large for a compact. It utilizes the same sensor used in micro four thirds cameras from Panasonic and Olympus, however it does not use the entire sensor. Instead, they have opted for a cropped picture that changes which portion of the sensor you use, depending on the format you shoot in (16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1). The resolution in all modes are roughly 12.8MP. Yes, this is lower than some other cameras, but you can do pretty large prints without issue, and each pixel is in essence more precise, since you have less MP per square inch. In conclusion, between the lens and sensor, this camera produces very impressive quality pictures (and video).
3. 4K video in 24p. You might think - 4K video is stupid as very few even have tv's that can handle this, but keep in mind that if you are willing to work with the files it produces, downsizing 4k to 1080p yields sharper 1080p than virtually any other camera costing less than $3-5000. You can also use the extra resolution to zoom in, in essence increase your focal length, or utilize it to re-frame your video.
4. Macro. On it's widest focal length, you can focus down to about 1 inch, which is quite good for macro, and better than any other compacts out there.
5. Controls. If you like manual controls, this camera is GREAT. You can control pretty much everything with dials or rings on the lens.
6. Build Quality - very good for a compact.
7. Responsiveness. It is very fast at focusing, and has an impressive frames per second (which varies depending on how you focus etc).
8. Features; Nice standard Hotshoe if you want flash, and it does come with a small one you can use in a pinch (I don't like to use built in or small add-on flashes personally). It has focus peaking and zebra readout which is useful for manual focusing and helping with exposure. 4K photo mode where you can shoot a clip and then pick out good quality frames from it and save as photos. Nice if you shoot a group picture and want to find a frame where nobody is blinking, or you want to get an action shot at the right time. I really like the multi aspect ratio/format. If you want to shoot more like a landscape, you can use 16:9, or for other types, pick the format that suits you best. Uses a leaf shutter which is very quiet, and allows for flash sync'ing at far faster shutter speeds than most professional cameras (either 1/2000 or 1/4000 if I recall, vs many pro dsl's that are limited to anywhere from 1/200 to 1/500). Built in viewfinder, which is great to have. It shows you exactly what you are taking photos of, and you don't have to worry about sun, plus putting the camera up to your eye, adds another contact point which stabilizes your camera. That leads me to a good Optical image stabilizer, that works very well. Remote shooting can be done using either an apple or android phone or tablet.
Cons:
1. No built in ND filters, but this is partially compensated for as there is also an electronic shutter that goes all the way up to 1/16000. This is great for pictures in fairly strong light where you still want to get a shallow area in focus. However, for video, where you tend to want to keep shutter speeds low to avoid jerkiness, you would probably rather need to use the 43mm filter ring on the lens and get an nd filter.
2. No touch screen. This would have been nice to have, mainly for moving focus points around. The rest of the controls are so nice on this camera anyway.
3. Touch screen doesn't tilt, which would be good occasionally, but on the upside, the wifi remote app for apple and android works really well.
4. For video, there is no mic in, and the audio that is recorded internally is only passable. There are ways around that like external recorders or if you shoot with multiple cameras, have another camera record the audio, but that is not always how you shoot video of course..
5. A tad big, but considering the lens they put in here as well as the sensor, that is forgiven. Don't try to stick it in your pants pockets though. It will likely fit in your coat-pocket however.
All in all, a magnificent camera that while relatively pricey, really could replace a dslr and video camera for many people. It's main competitor is probably the RX100 mk3, so a quick comparison:
1. Low Light Shooting - the LX100 wins, but not by a huge margin
2. Scenery/Pictures with almost everything needs to be in focus: RX100-3
3. Portraits/Family shots - LX100 as the out of focus areas look nicer, plus you can have a shallower focus area.
4. Video Quality - LX100 as it can shoot great 4K, and even when downscaled to 1080p it looks better than the Sony.
5. Responsiveness - LX100 has a higher burst rate and faster focusing.
6. Size: RX100-3 as it is a bit smaller and can fit in some pants pockets at least.
7. Controls: This one is probably rather subjective. I prefer manual controls of the LX100 (it does by the way have a very nice auto mode as well), but the RX100-3 has other strengths. In the end, FOR ME, the LX100 is better.
8. Still Features: Probably a tie overall
9: Video Features: RX100-3, since it has nd filters, tiltable screen
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