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Lumix DMC-LX3, Canon G10

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Seems like the decent prosumer compacts are here with the LX3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Digital Camera – Review – The Imaging Resource!
The Panasonic LX3’s noise handling is significantly improved over the LX2. Noise performance was the single biggest issue with the LX2, its Achilles heel. On the Panasonic LX3, we’ve had a change of image processors [...]

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Final decisions on ultracompact cameras: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 vs. Canon Powershot SD790 IS

September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Geek

Well, unless you are going for a pro-grade compact camera like the soon to launch $500 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, probably your main criteria is being small and OK pictures which is what you are going to get. Overall, it is interesting how cameras have not improved much from my trusty SD500 and Fuji F11 [...]

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Panasonic DMC-LX3

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

While SLRs are getting incredible, the whole compact end is stagnant. Even with a 14 megapixel sensor, the small size means they are noisy and getting a decent shot at ISO 400 is nearly impossible. That plus slow lenses means I really don’t like the quality. This is a semi-professional camera much like the [...]

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