Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Review | DPReview

A good choice for aspiring photographers who want the portability of a snapshot camera but a robust manual feature set, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 has a broad set of manual controls, image stabilization, and a wide lens and sensor crammed into a compact package. DPReview today posted their Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 review and went on to say-

"And so, in conclusion, we have what is becoming something of a theme with Panasonic’s high end models; a superb, innovative, unique and well-designed camera with an (apparently) noisy sensor and - much more importantly - a processing engine that replaces fine detail with smeary, watercolor-like artefacts. You can avoid this by turning the noise reduction down and sticking to ISO 100 or 200 (you REALLY want to turn the NR down at ISO 200) - or by shooting in raw mode and doing your own noise processing, if it bothers you. Of course at ‘normal’ print sizes the noise issue is largely moot, but if you want to make decent enlargements you will need to pay careful attention to the setting you use when shooting, and stick to the lowest ISO modes.

If you like shooting wide, don’t feel the need to shoot at higher ISO settings (I personally wish Panasonic had included an ISO 50 option), and relish the idea of a pocket camera that offers real photographic control, the LX2 stands pretty much in a class of its own. It’s ideal for landscape photographers and I for one really, really enjoyed using it as a walkaround alternative to a digital SLR on bright days. A good camera, but still - thanks to the limitations of the sensor - not a great one. Like the LX1 before it, the long list of ‘pros’ saved this camera from an Above Average rating, plus the fact that at ISO 100 the output is excellent.

Perfect for: advanced users (particularly landscape photographers) prepared to do raw processing, who rarely if ever need to go over ISO 200"

Panasonic DMC-LX2