Leica X-U

The Leica X-U is a compact camera launched on 01/20/2016.

Technically speaking, the Leica X-U ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 66 of all cameras in our database) scoring 48 overall. The Leica X-U weights 635 gr and spans 140 x 79 x 88 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Leica X-U behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 6%.
• Speed Performance - Score 32, ranks in the category best 20%.
• Versatility - Score 58, ranks in the category best 14%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica X-U is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 54, ranks among the worst 2% 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 45, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Leica X-U is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 46, ranks in the best 3% of its category. Leica X-U is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 45, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Leica X-U is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Leica X-U works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 53, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Leica X-U works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.