Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 is another 8 megapixel (8.4MP) digital camera from Panasonic announced today. It too comes with Optical Image Stabilization and a 4x Optical Zoom lens (equivalent focal range of 28-112mm). This digital camera is a first ...

Verdict: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 also features a large 2.5 inch LCD display and 32MB SD card (what's the use on an 8MP camera!?)

Review summary: The 8.4 megapixel Lumix DMC-LX1 is the first digital camera to have a true 16:9 ratio CCD imager for capturing wide aspect pictures for display on a HDTV big screen. The LX1 features Panasonic's MEGA Optical Image Stabilization, the key to removing ...

Review summary: Supersize your shots with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1. This compact features the worlds first consumer wide-screen sensor and the wideangle lens opens up a whole new perspective. Superb handling, great ease of use and comprehensive fea

Review summary: The 16:9 format, while a nice idea from a compositional perspective, is more attuned to TV display than 'proper' photos.

Review summary: The LX1 came to my attention just a few days before I was to leave on a 2-week-long workshop which I would be leading in China in mid-October, 2005. After just a few minutes of close examination the Visa card came of one pocket and the LX1 went into ...

Verdict: I really like the Panasonic LX-1. To have a shirt-pocket-sized camera with a high quality Leica lens, optical image stabilization, wide-aspect ratio 8.4MP chip, and decent manual handling, is a pleasure. Anyone coming from a DSLR will find that the ...