Home > Consumer Reviews > Panasonic DMC-LX1EB-S Digital Still Camera - silver [8.4Mp, 4 x Optical Zoom]

No, this is not a DSLR, but it has as many characteristics of the bigger brother as you can wish in a really tiny box. Do not compare the results of the LX1 with other small cameras. This is a high-tech tool that requires a good degree of proficiency to get the best results. If you are not an expert, you will get better results out of other cameras. If you are reasonably good, this is as good as it gets. My photography has improved a lot because of the effort I put into learning how to use this wondertoy... And don't listen to the "noise-patrol", if you know what I mean! Have fun!

I bought this camera on the recommendation by all the digital camera magazines and websites I could find. Its a super little camera with amazing clarity and entirely versatile for landscapes, people, anything!
I recommend it!!

This gem from Panasonic meets all expectations. I have had mine for probably over a year and it continues to stand up to the competition. This camera simply outclasses any other compact camera on the market and produces truly professional shots with amazing clarity. The changeable aspect ratio is perfect for portraiture or landscapes and for viewing slideshows in widescreen straight to your T.V. The only camera I would consider for the price, stick with Panasonic, even the lesser spec models take brilliant shots!

Given the short life of digital cameras (being outdated almost the moment they're released) this one is a joy. It's very easy to use, has many useful funtions, easily pocketable, and it looks great. I wouldn't be without mine, I take it everywhere. Identical internally (electonics and lens) to the Leica D-Lux-2 but a whole lot cheaper.

Like many, I was loth to change from my trusty SLR (a wonderful old secondhand Contax 139 with assorted lenses aquired over the years), to one of these digital (bah humbug) new fangled cameras.
I initially bought a very compact compact from a rival company & had a great time learning the new technology, how to down/up load onto the computer etc etc - it was brilliant, I could take as many shots as I wanted, keep the good & delete the bad. Brilliant!
Except the picture quality was very poor. Dissapointingly poor.
Of course, some of it was my expectation - I wanted this dinky little toy to compete with my trusty Contax with the 50mm, 1.7 wide open lens and was puzzled & frustrated when it just would'nt cope with low light shots etc.
However - long story short here - I had a chance to compare the LX1 to my dinky compact & play with it generally & I bought one (I had too, there was just no comparison quality wise). Brilliant! In all honesty, yep, there are occassions when the 400 ISO maximum (see noise debates elsewhere) is a tad frustrating & will leave a little subject movement blur (but not camera shake). Apart from that, the shots are great, the clarity is great, the colours are wonderful &, for someone used to a quality SLR, its just a great all rounder that you can carry in your pocket all the time and not miss those shots that you would previously have missed cos you couldn't always lig around a camera case housing 2xSLR bodies, 3-4 lenses, flash & all the other contents of the kitchen sink!.
I honestly believe that, enlarging my shots on the computer screen, they compare equally to my old black & white 8 X 10' enlargements from the 139 - and that is a compliment!