http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/ Engadget Comments for Panasonic's Lumix DMC-LX1 wide-angle compact http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/
Widescreen though? Anyone else realize how this might be an annoyance when it comes to framing pictures, putting them on your desktop, taking portrait shots, or just taking a normal photograph? The aspect selector chops off the sides of the picture.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/
8.4mp on a tiny sensor like this? Good luck with that, Panasonic.

Not saying this will be a bad camera but it probably won't be any better than most 5mp models, with or without a "widescreen" mode, and it looks like it's set to cost a whole lot more.]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/
http://www.centraldigital.com/product/?9780]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/This camera looks like an advance in compact digital cameras and all should welcome that. I bet other manufacturers will be eyeing this one. Ax]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/My impression is that Lumix is going for quality in lens & body build (and priced accordingly) while Fuji will go for lower price and volume sales. Optical performance may well be similar but which one will you actually prefer to own....can't wait to try them both out!]]>Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/Dec 19th 2005 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/20/panasonics-lumix-dmc-lx1-wide-angle-compact/
This camera is every thing it clams to be. The Leica lens is worthy of it’s

name. The only fault I find with it is a noise level high enough to render

all but the slowest speed (80) useable for prints larger than 5 x 7.

The cameras internal program to deal with this is inadequate.

Despite this flaw I like and use this camera.

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