Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Announced: 15 Dec 2011
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: 1/1.6" CCD
ISO: 80-12800
Weight: 271g
Physical Dimensions: 110 x 65 x 43 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic (optional)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1280 x 720
46
Overall Score
35
Image Quality
20
Speed Performance
54
Versatility
85
Comfort
Portrait

34

Portrait
Landscape

33

Landscape
Sport

38

Sport
Street

61

Street
Everyday

60

Everyday
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prospros

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 and its rivals

Review compare Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Panasonic
Lumix DMC-LX5
46 34 33 38 61 60

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is a compact camera launched on 15/12/2011.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 62 of all cameras in our database) scoring 46 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 weights 271 gr and spans 110 x 65 x 43 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 35, ranks in the category best 19%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 20, ranks in the category best 39%.
  • Versatility - Score 54, ranks in the category best 18%.

On the contrary, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 85, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 34, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 33, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Great, score 38, ranks in the best 18% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Street - Great, score 61, ranks in the best 11% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Everyday - Great, score 60, ranks in the best 13% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CCD

Sensor Size

1/1.6"

Sensor Dimensions

8.07 x 5.56 mm

Sensor Area

44.87 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3648 x 2736

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

80

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

24-90mm

Max Aperture

F2.0-3.3

Macro Focus Range

1 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

460Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Electronic (optional)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

60s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

7.2

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Slow Sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

41

DxO Color Depth

19.6

DxO Dynamic Range

10.8

DxO Low Light ISO

132

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

no

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

23

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1280 x 720 (60 30 fps) 848 x 480 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) 320 x 240 (30fps) 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1280x720

Video Formats

AVCHD Lite

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

271g

Physical Dimensions

110 x 65 x 43 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC, Internal

Storage Slots

1

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