Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
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The Panasonic Lumix
DMC-LX5, or LX5, is a high-end compact "point and shoot" camera launched by Panasonic
in 2010 to succeed the LX3
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, the Canon PowerShot S95
and the Nikon Coolpix P7000 .
Lumix
Lumix is Panasonic's brand of digital cameras, ranging from pocket point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs.Compact digital camera DMC-LC5 and DMC-F7 were the first products of the Lumix series released in 2001. They are equipped with Leica lenses....
DMC-LX5, or LX5, is a high-end compact "point and shoot" camera launched by Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
in 2010 to succeed the LX3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, or LX3, is a high-end compact "point and shoot" camera launched by Panasonic in late 2008 to succeed the LX2.The camera was well-received by photographers and is often said to be the best camera of its type.- Features :...
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Features
The LX5 has:.- High sensitivity 1/1.63-inch CCD (10.1 megapixels)
- 24 - 90 mm (35 mm equivalent) ultra wide-angle f/2.0 - 3.3 LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens (3.8x optical zoom)
- POWER O.I.S (optical image stabilizer)
- 3.0-inch (460,000-dot) LCD
- Optional full manual operation
- HD 720p720p720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
30 quality movie clips in AVCHD Lite and motion jpeg format - HDMI output
Accessories
- DMW BCJ13 - Battery. Chipped to encourage OEM battery usage. Some 3rd party batteries work, but features like battery level indicator typically do not work.
- DMW-AC5 - AC adapter. Needs DMW-DCC5 to supply power to camera. Port in battery door allows connection to DMW-DCC5.
- DMW-DCC5 - DC Coupler. Replaces battery pack in the camera. Needs DMW-AC5 to work with AC power.
- DMW-LVF1 - External Live Viewfinder (Electronic)
- DMW-VF1 - External Viewfinder. Optical, static
- DMW-LWA52 - Wide Conversion Lens - Needs DMW-LA6
- DMW-LPL52 - Circular PL Filter - Needs DMW-LA6
- DMW-LND52 - Neutral Density Filter - 3 shutter stops - Needs DMW-LA6
- DMW-LMC52 - Lens protectors - Needs DMW-LA6
- DMW-LA6 - Lens adapter. Works with DMW-LW52, DMW-LND52, DMW-LPL52, DMW-LMC52
- RP-CDHM15/RM-CDHM30 - Mini-HDMI to HDMI cables. Hooks up LX5 to HDMI up to 1080i. Only for reviewing pictures/video, not for preview.
Similar cameras
Similar high-end compact cameras ("large" sensor and lens maximum aperture) are the Olympus XZ-1Olympus XZ-1
The Olympus XZ-1 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel compact digital camera announced and released in January 2011. Its key features are a fast f/1.8-2.5 i.Zuiko Digital lens, a built in imager shift image stabilizer and Olympus' 6 Art Filters that are also present in the E-PEN series.-Features:Key...
, the Canon PowerShot S95
Canon PowerShot S95
The Canon PowerShot S95 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel compact digital camera announced and released in 2010. It was designed as the successor to the Canon PowerShot S90 in the S series of the Canon PowerShot line of cameras....
and the Nikon Coolpix P7000 .