Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 (silver)

Pros: 28mm lens, 16:9 CCD, CCD switch on lens barrel, auto focus on lens barrel, sharp auto focus, many manual settings, leica lens, easy to use, quality build, small body, very versetile camera

Cons: Some image noise when shooting in poor light NOT AS BAD AS ANYONE SAYS, MANY WAYS TO AVOID THIS BEFORE TAKING THE PICTURE

Summary: Ok so here it is. I'm going to state a peice of false information I have seen and correct the statement.

1. Image noise is unforgivably bad. (an issue I was suprised to see cnet's senior editor glaze over)

Image noise can be found in pictures taken by the LX-1 but only in pictures taken in situations where the lighting is not adaquite and the camera is not on a tripod and the flash is not on. There are several ways to avoid this noise all together. You can move to a better light place, use the flash (it works well), or use a tripod. All of these will deliver crisp detail pictures.

2. The joyce stick on the back is only used in manual focus mode.

The joyce stick when held down for one second produces a mini menu that allows you to quickly and convieniently adjust the ISO, the image size, the light setting mode, and the image quality.

3. The build quality of this product is not good.

I have had this product for between 2 and 3 weeks and have seen no build quality issues. The product is very sturdy and well finished.

MY OPPINION

This is a great product for a person looking for a very versetile portable camera that takes great pictures. The lens offers a 28mm base and goes into the telephoto range at max zoom. This camera performs very well and is in my oppinion the best camera currently avalible in its catagory.

WHY I BOUGHT THIS OVER EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER SPENDING 2 MONTHS LOOKING AT EVERYTHING ELSE.

I wasn't really sure about what I wanted to use my camera for. I really just wanted a camera to have a camera and this offers the most versetility in combination with the best picture quality and a wonderfully large feature set.

I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have so if you have one leave it as a coment on this review and i will respond to it by leaving another coment or writing another review.

CONCLUSION

it is a truely fantastic camera

~Andrew