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Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1-megapixel Digital Camera

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Panasonic DMC-LX3K

10.1-megapixel Digital Camera

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Battery Charger
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Lens Cap
Lens Cap Strap
AV Cable
USB Connection Cable
AC Cable
Shoulder Strap
CD-ROM

Panasonic DMC-LX3K

Manufacturer's Description

A Pleasure to Own, a Joy to Use
Designed for easy, creative shooting, and high-performance in low-light conditions, the DMC-LX3 features a F2.0 24mm LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, 10.1 mega pixels and an ultra-sensitive 1/1.63-inch CCD developed specifically for this model. By combining a high-quality lens and sensor ready for a variety of shooting conditions with a wide-range of accessories and manual controls, the DMC-LX3 is ideal for professional photographers and serious amateurs looking for a compact digital camera that furthers their creative photography.

More than Just a High Pixel Count - The Highest-Quality Images Ever from a Compact Digital Camera
At the heart of the DMC-LX3, is its 1/1.63-inch CCD. Making the intentional choice to limit the number of mega pixels to 10.1 on its CCD, Panasonic was able to give more space for each pixel and also redesigned the peripheral circuits and other components to further minimize noise generation. As a result, sensitivity is almost 40 percent higher and saturation is increased by 35 percent, when compared to Panasonics 10 MP digital cameras, giving the DMC-LX3 outstanding image quality and a wide dynamic range, and meeting the demand for a camera that works optimally in low-light environments. The CCD is also capable of reproducing images in three aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9. The new Multi Aspect mode allows the camera to take an image in all three aspect ratios simultaneously, allowing you to choose the version that best suits their needs.

Large Aperture F2.0, 24mm Wide-Angle
Another major upgrade to the DMC-LX3 is the F2.0 24mm ultra wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens. The F2.0 is about twice as bright as a F2.8 lens and can shoot at higher shutter speeds to capture clear, blur-free images in dimly lit environments. In addition, the 24mm lens captures approximately a 213% larger viewing angle than a normal 35mm camera and 136% larger compared to a 28mm wide-angle lens. The lens unit consists of eight elements in six groups with four aspherical lenses with four aspherical surfaces. As a result of the F2.0 lens, the DMC-LX3 produces high resolution and minimal distortion and artifacts such as chromatic aberrations, ghosting and flaring.

Shooting Functions that Invite Creativity
The DMC-LX3 features a Film mode with six color types and three types of monochrome selections. Much like selecting from different film types, this function gives you the flexibility and creative freedom to take more expressive digital photos. Also, when using the Multi-film mode, the DMC-LX3 produces a maximum of three images from a RAW file for you to compare the different textures. Another new feature is the multiple-exposure feature, which lets you create artistic photos by overlaying up to three consecutive images; while still viewing the last image on the 3.0-inch LCD screen. The LCD on the DMC-LX3 is new and improved with a 460,000-dot high resolution.

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(based on 39 reviews)

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Bright LCD (34), Easy to keep clean (17), Easy to use (25), Easy setup (22), Comfortable controls (25), Excellent in low light (3), Strong construction (32), Great picture quality (30)

Cons:

Short battery life (5)

Best Uses:

Art (20), Family photos (23), Fun (28), Outdoors (3), Travel (36), Photojournalism (12), Home (3)

Describe Yourself:

Casual photographer (9), Pro photographer (3), Semi-pro photographer (9), Photo enthusiast (18)

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LX3 is a great camera with a few issues

By johnny fstop

from moscow idaho on 10/6/2009

Pros:

Bright LCD, Great Picture Quality

Cons:

Long Lag Time

Best Uses:

Travel, Fun, Art, Photojournalism

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This camera creates beautiful pictures, much richer than the usual $150-$200 point and shoot. You can use it as a point and shoot on full auto, but it is easy to access many manual controls that can help you control the type and quality of the photos you shoot. The low-light performance is amazing and so rewarding and fun. It is not an easily pocketable camera. There is significant shutter lag. The knob to change programs can be rotated while turned off and in your bag or hand. It ships with a neck strap rather than hand lanyard.

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Awesome Camera

By Subtle1

from Fremont, CA on 10/5/2009

Pros:

Easy Setup, Comfortable Controls, Strong Construction, Easy to Keep Clean, Bright LCD

Best Uses:

Travel

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

From 35mm to this. What a surprise. I am so pleased with the purchase. For my hiking and backpacking trips I could not have made a better choice.

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Superb camera, compact yet complete

By zharry

from Sister Bay, WI on 10/5/2009

Pros:

Strong Construction, Easy To Use, Easy Setup, Great Picture Quality, Bright LCD

Best Uses:

Family Photos, Fun

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Easy to setup and use. Manual somewhat confusing. Compact yet has all the bells and whistles.

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Superb camera

By Shawn

from Melbourne, Australia on 10/5/2009

Pros:

Bright LCD, Easy To Use, Easy to Keep Clean, Easy Setup, Comfortable Controls, Strong Construction

Cons:

Short Battery Life

Best Uses:

Art, Family Photos, Travel, Photojournalism

Describe Yourself:

Photo Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought this camera just before a 3-week overseas holiday. I was able to take great photos of landscapes, flowers (including macro), people (lots of hand-held low light shots that came out crisp and well coloured) and buildings (that 24mm equivalent wide angle is very tempting!). It has a huge array of pro-like controls that I pretty quickly learned and got used to using. As with most digital cameras, initial results in high contrast scenes didn't look great but I was able to get lots of extra detail and better balance with the editing tools in iPhoto - now they all look great! I would highly recommend getting a second battery - it's half the size of my old high-level compact camera and seems to last about half as long.

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Great, versatile camera

By Bigdad

from Youngstown Ohio on 8/7/2009

Pros:

Bright LCD, Great Picture Quality

Best Uses:

Photojournalism

Describe Yourself:

Casual Photographer

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great fun camera. Extensive options. Great lens and good in low light. Not useful for all situations due to limited zoom. But great, fast, lens with very wide angle makes it fun to use for travel, scenery, and street photography.

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General Features

AC Adapter

DMW-AC5

Color

Black

Compatible Battery

DLP005, CGAS005A/1B, CGA-S005

Exposure Modes

Shutter-Priority AE, Program AE, Manual, Aperture-Priority AE

Focus Modes

One-Shot AF, Macro, Continuous

Image Format

RAW, JPEG

Scene Modes

Underwater, Sunset, Sports, Self-Portrait, Portrait, Party, Night portrait, Night Scene, Kids & Pets, Fireworks, Candle, Beach/Snow

White Balance

White Set, Shade, Halogen, Daylight, Cloudy, Auto

Digital Zoom

Effective Megapixel Count

10.1

Filter/Wide Angle Capability

46mm

Flash

Slow Synchro, Forced Flash, Built-in with Red Eye Reducer

Image Stabilization

MEGA O.I.S

LCD Display Size (Inches)

3.0

Optical Zoom

2.5

Removable Memory Type

Secure Digital, SDHC, MultiMedia Card

Self Timer

12 Seconds, 10 Seconds

Sensitivity

ISO 80-6400

Inputs / Outputs

USB Port

Yes

Video Output

Yes

Dimensions

Weight (Pounds)

Depth (Inches)

1.06

Height (Inches)

4.28, 2.34

Detailed Specifications:

Camera Effective Pixels: 10.1 Megapixels

Optical Image Stabilizer: MEGA O.I.S. (Auto/Mode1/ Mode2)

Optical Zoom: 2.5x

Image Sensor: 1/1.63" 11.3 Total Mega Pixels CCD, Primary Color Filter

Extra Optical Zoom: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3.8x for 5 Mega, 4.8x for 3 Mega, 2 Mega, 0.3 Mega; 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3.8x for 4.5 Mega, 4.8x for 2.5 Mega; 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3.8x for 3.5 Mega, 4.8x for 2 Mega

Digital Zoom: 4x, (Max. 14.3x combined with Optical Zoom without Extended Optical Zoom), (Max. 21.4x combined with Extended Optical Zoom)

Focal Length: f=5.1-12.8mm (35mm Equiv.: 24-60mm)

Lens: LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON 8 elements in 6 groups, (4 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces)

Aperture Range: Wide: F3.3 / F8.0 (2 steps), Tele: F5.8 / F8 (2 steps)

Conversion Lens Compatibility: Yes

Focusing Area: Normal: Wide 50cm/ Tele 50cm - infinity, Intelligent AUTO / Macro: Wide 1cm / Tele 30cm - infinity

AF Metering: Face / AF tracking / multi-area / 1-area high speed / 1-area / spot

Focus: Normal / Macro, Quick AF On/Off (On in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF On/Off, AF/MF Switchable, Manual Focus(Joystick), One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking

AF Assist Lamp: Yes

ISO Sensitivity: Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 (High Sensitivity Mode : Auto(1600 - 6400) )

White Balance: Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set; (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Pinhole modes); White Balance Adjustment (±10steps, except for auto set)

Exposure: Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Program Shift(Program AE mode)

Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV Step, ± 2 EV

Backlight Compensation: Yes (auto in Intelligent AUTO mode)

Auto Bracketing: (AE) +/- 1/3 EV ~ 1EV step, 3 frames

Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot

Scene Modes: Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-Portrait, Food, Party, Candle Light, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Beach, Aerial Photo, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby1&2, Underwater, Sunset, Pet, Hi-Speed Burst, Multi Aspect

Shutter Speed/Shutter System: P:1-1/2000sec (Selectable minimum shutter speed); A/S:8-1/2000sec, M:60-1/2000sec; Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec.

Self Timer: 2sec, 10sec

Auto Review: 1sec, 2sec, Zoom, Hold

Review: 1x/4x/8x

Picture Adjustment: Contrast +2steps, Sharpness +2steps, Saturation +2steps, Noise Reduction +2steps (can be adjusted in Film Mode)

Recording Format: Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), RAW, DPOF corresponding image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime; Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG

Image Quality: Fine / Standard / RAW / RAW+Standard JPEG / RAW+Fine JPEG

RECORDING IMAGE SIZE (Pixels)

4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image)
3648 x 2736
3072 x 2304
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480

3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image)
3776 x 2520
3168 x 2112
2656 x 1768
2112 x 1408
2048 x 1360

16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image)
3968 x 2232
3328 x 1872
2784 x 1568
2208 x 1248
1920 x 1080

Burst Shooting Mode: Full-Resolution Image, 2.5 frames/sec Max. 8 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine), Max 3images (RAW)

Unlimited Consecutive Shooting: Yes

Intelligent Exposure: Off / Low / Standard / High

Digital Red Eye Correction: Yes

Still Image Recording with Audio: 5 seconds

Audio Dubbing: Maximum of 10 Seconds

Composition Guide Lines: Yes (2 patterns)

Built-in Memory: approx. 50MB

Scene Mode Help Screen: Yes

Auto Angle Detection: Yes

Travel Date/World Time: Yes/Yes

Title Edit: Yes

Text Stamp/Date Stamp: Yes

Built-in Flash Type/Mode: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Flash Synchro ; 1st / 2nd Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step, -2 - +2 EV) 0.8 - 8.3m (Wide/Macro/ISO Auto), 0.3 - 5.9m (Tele/ISO Auto)

External Flash: Yes

Viewfinder: External OVF (Optional)

LCD Monitor: 3.0", 3:2 Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (460K dots); Field of View : approx. 100%

AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode; Playback Mode REC/Play Selector Switch, 30 & 12-thumbnail Display, Calendar Display, Zoomed Playback (16x max), Playback of Fav Pics, Image Rotation, Resize, Trim, Protection, Aspect Conv. DPOF Print Setting Creating Still Pics from Motion Picture, Dual Image Playback

OSD Language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese(Traditional), Chinese(Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish

Recording Media: Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard (Still image only)

Microphone: Yes

Speaker: Yes

Interface: DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), HD AV Output (Component), USB 2.0 High Speed

Direct Print: PictBridge

Power Supply: Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1150mAh) (Included); AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)

Battery Life 3 380 pictures (CIPA standard)

Included Software: PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer- 2.1E, ArcSoft (MediaImpression / Panorama Maker), SilkyPix Developer Studio 3.0SE, QuickTime, USB Driver

Standard Accessories: Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery carrying case,Lens Cap, Lens Cap Strap, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable,Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM

ISO Limit Set: Yes

Multi-Exposure: Yes

Multi-Aspect: Yes

Rec Mode (Mode Dial): Intelligent AUTO, P(Program) mode, A(Aperture Priority) mode, S(Shutter Priority) mode, M(Manual) mode, Custom1, Custom2, Portrait mode, Scenery mode, Sports mode, Night Portrait mode, Close-up mode, Scene mode, Motion Picture

Real-time Histogram / Highlight Display: Yes / Yes

Motion Picture: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps/10 fps 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps

Film Mode: Standard, Dynamic, Natural, Smooth, Vibrant, Nostalgic, WB/Standard, WB/Dynamic, WB/Smooth, My Film1, MyFilm2, Multi Film

Dimensions: (H x W x D) 2.34" x 4.28" x 1.06"

Weight: .5 lbs

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