Leica V-Lux 40

The Leica V-Lux 40 is a bridge camera launched on 05/10/2012.

Technically speaking, the Leica V-Lux 40 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 32 overall. The Leica V-Lux 40 weights 210 gr and spans 105 x 59 x 28 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Leica V-Lux 40 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 33, ranks in the category best 36%.
• Comfort - Score 72, ranks in the category best 44%.
• Versatility - Score 54, ranks in the category best 33%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica V-Lux 40 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 22% 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 - Good, score 12, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Leica V-Lux 40 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Leica V-Lux 40 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 30, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Leica V-Lux 40 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Leica V-Lux 40 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 43% of its category. Leica V-Lux 40 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Leica V-Lux 40 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1094.95 USD and 1094.95 USD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Leica V-Lux 40 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.