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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Reviews

TechRadar

08/2011

8.0/10

Panasonic Lumix LX5 review

The Panasonic Lumix LX5 is a refresh of the popular Lumix LX3, a well-regarded power compact that's also caught on as a D-SLR replacement.Update: See our video review belowThe first thing you notice about the Lumix DMC-LX5 is that it feels more compact and pocketable at 110 x 66 x 43cm than the LX3, and the metal body is really sturdy.Panasonic has junked the joystick controller in favour of a clickable control wheel, and there's also a slider around the lens for changing aspect ratio (a mixed blessing, as we'll see later). A simple movie-record button's been added too, making it very easy to record 720p HD video in AVCHD or Motion JPEG format.Onto the more significant improvements of the Lumix LX5 . These include a 10.1 megapixel sensor with an eye-poppingly high ISO range of 80-12,800, and a 24-90mm equivalent lens (f/2 maximum aperture). In terms of positioning and competition, the LX5 sits below Panasonic's interchangeable-lens hybrid cameras, but lacks the power zoom of the new Lumix FZ45.It's currently selling for around £360, so while this isn't a particular cheap D-SLR replacement, it's a very convincing rival to the Canon G11 (also sporting a 10.1 megapixel sensor, high ISO range and 28-140mm lens).

PCMAG

03/2011

7.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

If you do a lot of shooting indoors or anywhere else with sub-optimal light, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 ($499.99 list) point-and-shoot camera is designed for you. Its big image sensor and bright lens work together to capture light and produce clean shots in most conditions. The camera's speedy performance, manual controls, hotshoe, digital-accessories port make for a D-SLR-esque shooting experience in a smaller camera - but not that much smaller; the LX5 won't fit in your pocket. The DMC-LX5 belongs among the best compact cameras available, like the Editors' Choice Canon PowerShot S95 ($399.99, 4 stars) and the Olympus XZ-1 ($499.99, 3.5 stars). For its large size and the $500 you'll spend, though, you can find cameras that aren't that much bigger and come with D-SLR-size image sensors that dwarf the one you get with the DMC-LX5. The lure of the LX5 over other compact cameras is twofold. First there's the lens: The wide diameter is extremely useful for shooting without a flash in low-light environments. With such a wide lens, you can pipe a lot of light to the image sensor all at once, instead of raising the ISO sensitivity (which makes the lens more sensitive to light, but can make for noisy images).

PCWorld

01/2011

8.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The 10-megapixel Lumix LX5 backs up its F2.0 ultra-wide-angle zoom lens (3.8X optical zoom, 24mm to 95mm) with manual controls for both still shots and video, a great macro mode that practically lets you touch the lens to your subject, fast access to focus controls, and a button layout that provides easy access to in-camera settings. On the back is a 3-inch LCD screen for framing your shots, but there's no optical viewfinder; instead, a proprietary hot-shoe connection lets you connect an eye-level electronic viewfinder (EVF) that's compatible with Panasonic's G-series interchangeable-lens cameras. Priced at $400 as of January 3, 2011, the Lumix LX5 resembles a miniaturized, fixed-lens version of Panasonic's interchangeable-lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, right down to the boxy, classic-looking frame, the pop-up flash, and the stand-alone lens cap. The LX5 is a larger-than-average point-and-shoot camera and won't fit in your pants pocket, but it's compact enough to slip into a jacket pocket or a purse. Fast autofocus has become Panasonic's specialty over the past few years, and the LX5 continues the trend.

DigitalCameraInfo

12/2010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 (MSRP $$499.95) is one of the most hotly anticipated high-end point-and-shoot cameras of 2010. It's crammed full of features that photo-savvy users will love, but the camera's performance runs hot and cold. The Panasonic DMC-LX5 comes with a handful of color modes, as you might expect on a high-end point-and-shoot camera. Unsurprisingly, we found the most accurate mode to be Standard, though Smooth was also very accurate. Color error in Standard mode was 3.57, with a saturation of 106.4%. Color error in Smooth mode was 3.64, with a saturation of 96.88%. All of our testing, including the score for color accuracy, is based upon the camera's performance in Standard mode. Click here for more on how we test color. Overall, the LX5 performed very well in our color accuracy tests, besting most comparable cameras. It was actually the simpler Panasonic ZS3 that managed to have the best color accuracy of the cameras selected for comparison. The table below demonstrates how the LX5 and its comparison models rendered various hues during our color testing.

DigitalVersus

11/2010

8.0/10

Digital Camera Reviews: Choose the Best Compact Camera

Two years after the acclaimed LX3—a camera that brought fast lenses back to compact cameras—Panasonic has now launched the Lumix LX5. It has a slightly more powerful zoom, an updated design and some new internal electronics that promise improved picture quality. Handling Visibly, the LX5 inherits a lot from its predecessors. The metal body is very high quality, the buttons are neither too wobbly nor too stiff and grip is excellent thanks to a rubber-coated handle and thumb-rest. The only exception to this high-quality finish is the pop-up flash, which doesn't feel quite so well-made. The controls have changed quite a bit, bringing the LX5 closer to Panasonic's micro 4/3 cameras. A separate video-record button has been added to the top of the camera, the mini four-way controller for adjusting settings on the LX3 has been replaced by a click-round control wheel (something I personally approve of, but others may not like). The irritating playback/shooting switch used in the LX3 has been ditched in favour of a playback button.

Camera Labs

10/2010

8.8/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 review

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is a high-end compact camera aimed at enthusiasts. Announced in July 2010, exactly two years after the classic LX3, the new LX5 takes the same concept of packing a high-sensitivity sensor, bright and wide lens, flash hotshoe and a wealth of manual control into a small and light body. Note there wasn't an LX4, so the LX5 is the direct successor to the LX3. Externally, the LX5 shares essentially the same appearance as its predecessor, although the new model enjoys a more generous grip along with a handful of control tweaks. The hotshoe has also been raised to accommodate an accessory port which supports the optional electronic viewfinder first seen for the Lumix GF1. The biggest difference concerns the lens, with Panasonic upgrading the basic 2.5x range of the LX3 to a broader 3.8x. Crucially the new LX5 maintains the wide 24mm equivalent coverage of its predecessor, along with its bright f2.0 aperture, but instead of topping-out at a modest 60mm, it zooms 50% longer to 90mm. While many lenses suffer from much slower apertures when zoomed-in, the LX5 boasts an impressive f3.3 at its longest focal length.

What Digital Camera

10/2010

8.9/10

Panasonic Lumix LX5 review

The Panasonic Lumic LX5 is about as high-end as compacts can get, but in an expanding and competitive market how does it fare? Panasonic's previous model, the Panasonic LX3, has been very successful in carving its own niche - balancing a small size with excellent quality to make it more pocketfriendly than many competitors. The latest model in the range, the brand new Panasonic Lumix LX5, looks to grow this legacy even further... The Panasonic Lumix LX5 is a 10-megapixel compact with a 1/1.63in size CCD sensor - although this is the same size and resolution as the previous LX3, Panasonic states that the sensor has been reworked. The new Venus FHD Engine conforms to this update, capable of capturing images to ISO 3200 (or a new high-end ISO 12,800 with a lower 3.1MP resolution, pixel mixed readout) and AVCHD Lite 720p HD movie is also possible. Although at first glance the Panasonic LX5 looks near identical to the LX3, the body is actually slightly larger than before, and for good reason: the new 3.8x optical zoom Leica lens has a 24-90mm f/2.0-3.3 equivalent zoom, making it the most notable progression that the Lumix LX-series has seen thus far - above and beyond the LX3's 24-60mm lens.

PCWorld

09/2010

8.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

As long as you're comfortable with using manual controls for photos and video, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 ($500 as of 9/27/2010) has to be in the running for your consideration--it's one of the best fixed-lens cameras on the market today. The 10-megapixel Lumix LX5, which offers a large (1/1.63-inch) CCD sensor for a point-and-shoot camera, is a versatile performer once you dive into its advanced controls. The LX5 backs up its F2.0 ultra-wide-angle zoom lens (3.8X optical zoom, 24mm to 95mm) with manual controls for both stills and video, RAW shooting, an unbelievable macro mode that lets you practically touch the lens to your subject, fast and fine-tunable focus controls, and a button layout that offers easy access to in-camera settings. On the back is a 3-inch LCD screen for framing your shots, but no optical viewfinder; instead, a proprietary hot-shoe connection allows you to connect the same eye-level electronic viewfinder (EVF) that's compatible with Panasonic's G-series interchangeable-lens cameras. More than most portable point-and-shoots, this is a camera that truly looks and feels like a camera.

Imaging Resource

09/2010

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The predecessor to the Panasonic LX5 -- the 2008 model year Lumix LX3 -- was a huge success both in the enthusiast camera market in general, and with Imaging Resource readers in particular. The reasons weren't hard to understand: The LX3 combined a sleek, compact form factor with a well-executed wide-aperture lens, excellent image quality (thanks to both a larger-than-average sensor chip and a significant advancement in Panasonic's image processing prowess), and exposure control options ranging from intelligent Auto to full Manual. In short, it was a nearly ideal pocket camera for the enthusiast. In the nearly two years since the LX3 was announced, though, the rest of the high-end pocket camera field managed to catch up and in some areas surpass it. The time had clearly come for Panasonic to step up their game, and that's what they've emphatically done with the new Lumix LX5. The new Panasonic LX5 sports enhancements in almost every specification (resolution stays the same, at 10.1 megapixels), and the improvements promise to make the Panasonic LX5 even more popular than its predecessor.

TechRadar

09/2010

8.0/10

Panasonic Lumix LX5 review

The Panasonic Lumix LX5 is a refresh of the popular Lumix LX3, a well-regarded power compact that's also caught on as a D-SLR replacement.The first thing you notice about the Lumix DMC-LX5 is that it feels more compact and pocketable at 110 x 66 x 43cm than the LX3, and the metal body is really sturdy.Panasonic has junked the joystick controller in favour of a clickable control wheel, and there's also a slider around the lens for changing aspect ratio (a mixed blessing, as we'll see later). A simple movie-record button's been added too, making it very easy to record 720p HD video in AVCHD or Motion JPEG format.Onto the more significant improvements of the Lumix LX5 . These include a 10.1 megapixel sensor with an eye-poppingly high ISO range of 80-12,800, and a 24-90mm equivalent lens (f/2 maximum aperture). In terms of positioning and competition, the LX5 sits below Panasonic's interchangeable-lens hybrid cameras, but lacks the power zoom of the new Lumix FZ45.It's currently selling for around £360, so while this isn't a particular cheap D-SLR replacement, it's a very convincing rival to the Canon G11 (also sporting a 10.1 megapixel sensor, high ISO range and 28-140mm lens). Panasonic's clearly going after the G11, so will it win this power compact challenge?

DigitalCameraInfo

07/2010

Panasonic DMC-LX5 and Four More New LUMIX Cameras

July 21, 2010 â?? Panasonic added five new cameras to its LUMIX lineup today, including the DMC-LX5—the eagerly awaited successor to the popular LX3. Other cameras announced for the second half of 2010 include a new super zoom flagship, the DMC-FZ100, as well as the DMC-FZ40, DMC-FX700, and DMC-TS10. The TS10, a new tough cam from Panasonic, will be available in September, with the other four models slated for release in late August. These LUMIX cameras will be led by the new super zoom flagship, the DMC-FZ100. The FZ100 is one of two newly announced cameras from Panasonic that will capture full 1080/60i HD video in the AVCHD format. Previous point-and-shoot cameras from Panasonic recorded 720p video in the AVCHD Lite or MPEG-4 formats. The FZ100 and FX700 will offer stereo audio recording to accompany the 1080/60i video recording. The FZ100 will also include three significant internal technologies: a new 25mm 24x optical zoom Leica DC Elmarit lens, a new 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor, and the new Venus Engine FHD for internal processing.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD - Black	$354.95	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD - Black	$369	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera - Black	$369.88	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD - White	$389.99	See it
LUMIX® LX5 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera	$499.99	See it
LUMIX® LX5 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera	$499.99	See it