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Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: DMC-LX2
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Product Summary
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2S (silver)
price range: $549.95
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 is a good choice for an enthusiast looking for a powerful camera that can fit into a jacket pocket.
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"Falls Short on the Blvd of Broken Dreams"
by One_Eyed_Pony on May 14, 2007
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"Very nice camera, but still could be better."
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"Spectacular wide angle camera"
by fabb77 on May 4, 2007
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: DMC-LX2
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Width 4.2 in
- Depth 1 in
- Height 2.2 in
- Weight 6.6 oz
- Enclosure Color Silver
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.65 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Food, Snow, Baby1, Baby2, Beach, Candle, Scenery, Fireworks, Soft skin, Starry sky, Night scene, Sports mode, Aerial photo, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Night portrait, High sensitivity
- Special Effects Cool, Warm, Sepia, Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Shade, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 1280 x 720
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 13 MB Flash - Integrated
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 13 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Fine JPEG, Standard RAW 3168 x 2376, 2880 x 2160, 2304 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 3568 x 2376, 3248 x 2160, 2560 x 1712, 2048 x 1360, 4224 x 2376, 3840 x 2160, 3072 x 1728, 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 2 ft - 16 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 25.2 mm - F/2.8-4.9
- Focal Length 6.3 mm - 25.2 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 112 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 5cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.9
- Optical Zoom 4 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 8 group(s) / 9 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Audio recording, Built-in speaker, Contrast control, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Sharpness control, PictBridge support, Saturation control, 16:9 widescreen mode, Backlight compensation, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 207,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities, LUMIX Simple Viewer, ArcSoft Camera Suite
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1150 mAh ( Included )
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.7
- CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time 5.1
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.2
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.7
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.1
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 2.3
Product series
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2S (silver)
Price: $549.95
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10 megapixels, 4 x, 2.8 in LCD display, 13 MB - Integrated
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2K (black)
Price: $699.95
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10 megapixels, 4 x, 2.8 in LCD display, 13 MB - Integrated
Manufacturer info
- Panasonic
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- Website: http://www.panasonic.com/
- Address: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ. 07094
- Phone: 800/662-3537
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