Leica X2

The Leica X2 is a compacta camera launched on 10/05/2012.

Technically speaking, the Leica X2 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 64 of all cameras in our database) scoring 47 overall. The Leica X2 weights 345 gr and spans 124 x 69 x 52 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Leica X2 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 4%.
• Speed Performance - Score 22, ranks in the category best 30%.
• Versatility - Score 52, ranks in the category best 20%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica X2 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 66, ranks among the worst 4% 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 44, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Leica X2 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 43, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Leica X2 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 39, ranks in the best 17% of its category. Leica X2 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Leica X2 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 47% of its category. Leica X2 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.