http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/ Engadget Comments for Panasonic unleashes slew of Lumix compacts http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/

i think thats supposed to be find]]>Jul 19th 2006 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/I like the black on black and the 2.8" screen.
I'm glad to hear that the noise should be less, although I never found it much of a problem

And as far as pixels go 8 was enohg- after that it just wastes space (I like to shoot RAW)

Also can these use SDHC?]]>Jul 19th 2006 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
TIA]]>Jul 19th 2006 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
Eh.... but you really cant beat IS, 28mm leica lens for less than 300 bucks.]]>Jul 19th 2006 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
For what it's worth, I have a DMC-LX1 and I have nothing but great things to say about it. It is a really, really excellent camera with tons of manual control, a great LCD and a great burst mode that is really easy to turn on and off. You can shoot 2-3 frames a second until the card is full. Also, the optical image stabilization is VERY effective.

Reviewers complained about noise levels on the LX1 but I have never found it to be much of a problem and most reviews I've read from owners (as opposed to reviewers) say the same thing.

The LX2 supposedly improves on Noise with the Venus III engine.

If you like this camera and have patience and money, I guess I'd wait for the LX2. But if bargains start popping up on the LX1 (I think I paid $400 about 3 months ago), I wouldn't hesitate to grab one of those either.]]>Jul 19th 2006 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
The LX1 is slow in RAW mode (it's all I shoot in) and you definitely cannot get 2-3 under these circumstances, especially since autofocus is also slow. The noise problem cannot be understated - if you are at all interested in photographic quality you will not be able to live with photos shot at anything other than ISO 80 or 100, when the camera produces superb results after Photoshop processing. At ISO 200 you will not produce salable images and 400 will make you cringe. Knowing all this, I picked up an LX1 several months ago and have been hooked ever since.

You can see photos from the LX1 on my website. That said, the LX1 is dead. Long live the LX2.]]>Jul 19th 2006 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
I think the fact that you are using this camera to try and produce "salable" images says an awful lot about the quality of this camera. It is a terrific camera.

I'm picky about my photos but I'm not a pro and I don't try to sell my images. Whenever I can, I lock the ISO at 80. I would do that anyway (I mean even if there wasn't a perceived noise issue). I also don't shoot in RAW and I doubt if most users do.

So, shooting in lower ISOs and in normal jpeg format (or whatever it is) I definitely get 2-3 frames a second of very good quality pictures.

Still, I agree with you that the upgrades on the LX-2 sound great. I have confidence in Panasonic with the Lumix line and if they're saying the new Venus III engine offers "dramatic" improvement, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt at least until some reviews come out.

Personally, I'm gonna keep the LX-1 and get an FZ50. I was holding off on the FZ30 for just this reason. Since noise was the only gripe anybody had about the FZ30, I figured Panasonic would focus on fixing that in the new model, and that's what they are saying they did.

I could do without the extra 2 megapixels but the marketing guys probably convinced them they needed to do it since the new Sony's have 10MP.]]>Jul 19th 2006 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/at 15 fps.

I'm not sure what to make of that due to the low frame rate (meaning I'm not sure what it would look like in playback). Still, those are High Definition resolution numbers.

Damn, now I'm going to be waiting all the way until next July to find out if Panasonic will add full frame rate High Def video to the LX3.

The LX2 also does full frame rate (30 fps) video at 848 x 480 resolution, which is already a higher resolution than most dedicated video cameras.

I'm very impressed with the quality of video my LX1 creates. It is definitely not a Video camera but definitely IS just fine in a pinch.]]>Jul 19th 2006 8:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/I love the vidoe on my LX1, very high quality, and I get almost 10min of video on a 1gb card!
Jake I agree, to pretty much w/ everything you say
and yep I will wait for the LX3, and hopefully 8gn SD form-factor cards :)
As for me my lil compact is awesome and needs to do a little more work this summer, but... ahh its out dated]]>Jul 19th 2006 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 19th 2006 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 21st 2006 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/Jul 23rd 2006 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/
http://www.cyberphoto.se/?info.php?article=LX2b

Youll see wide vs zoom as well as ISO 100,200,400,800 and 1600.]]>Sep 24th 2006 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/19/panasonic-unleashes-slew-of-lumix-compacts/The LX2 is very expensive in Sweden, but I found myself forced to buy one as I demand very good macro, at least 28mm wide-angle and optical stabilization. Wide 16:9 CCD is unique kind of bonus. If you care about low light photography there are better cameras out there, but none has such a wining blend of futures, quality and style. Ricoh R5 is similar, fast, excellent macro and it packs incredible 7x zoom but according to some reports has got some problems with color, flash photography and of course noise. Less pixels and no 16.9 sensor here, but is cheaper than LX2!
As always compact design means a compromise. So what about noise?
If you are picky about that there’s a work-around.
Set ISO to 100 or even 200 if you must and shoot in RAW. Programs like Noise Ninja are better than any in-camera noise reduction. All you need is a 2GB memory. My newly ordered card is labeled 80x speed and it should do the job, even if there are faster cards out there.
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-he who stacks pork]]>Apr 30th 2007 1:07PM