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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 (Black)

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  • "Yesterday's camera?"
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    on by tinfire

    Pros: Dynamic Range has improved over the LX3 and the increased focal length is useful.
    RAW files rather good

    Cons: The jpegs can be awful. I'm glad the review picked up on that.
    Sometimes a shot looks great and then the next comes out smeary and lacking detail. Not what I expected. Some questions over lens performance.

    Summary: Disappointed.
    No apparent progress in jpeg processing since the LX3, Use as a RAW and video only camera.

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  • reply on February 1, 2011 by raoul_lipschitz

    Agree with your JPEG comments, but find your title ("yesterday's camera?") misleading.

    If you ARE shooting raw, want decent controls and you don't want an ILC, this camera is without comparison (in fact, I prefer it to the GF-1 & NEX ILCs). A great traveling companion when you want gallery quality prints and travel light at the same time - nothing "yesterday" about it.

    If all you want are JPEGs, you can get comparable quality for 1/2 the price. But then, you wouldn't be looking at an LX5 anyway...

  • reply on December 19, 2010 by Jenellyd

    I'm not a photographer, or even into photography, but need a camera that can take decent action shots for beach volleyball. Was considering this camera but saw that you mentioned "smeary" photos - would you say this is not a good shot for a camera for action shots?

    To clarify -I'm not wanting to spend more than $500 so I know I'm not going to get a camera that performs like the ones the pros use, just looking for the best I can find in the $300-$500 range.

  • reply on December 19, 2010 by Jenellyd

    I'm not a photographer, or even into photography, but need a camera that can take decent action shots for beach volleyball. Was considering this camera but saw that you mentioned "smeary" photos - would you say this is not a good shot for a camera for action shots?

    To clarify -I'm not wanting to spend more than $500 so I know I'm not going to get a camera that performs like the ones the pros use, just looking for the best I can find in the $300-$500 range.

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date08/1/10
  • Resolution 10.1 megapixels
  • Optical zoom 3.8 x
  • Optical sensor size 1/1.63"
  • Optical sensor type CCD
  • Image stabilizer Optical (POWER O.I.S.)
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