10.23.06
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 Review
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 is an upgrade to the DMC-LX1 from last year (read our review). That camera was unique for its 16:9, “widescreen” CCD and 28 mm lens. On the LX2 Panasonic has added several new features, some good, some not-so-good. They include:
- 10.2 Megapixel widescreen CCD (versus 8.4 on the LX1)
- Widescreen 2.8″ LCD display (versus 2.5″, 4:3 LCD on the LX1)
- Uses new Venus III image processor (the LX1 used Venus II)
- ISO can go up to 1600 (3200 in high sensitivity mode) compared to 400 on the LX1
- Higher resolution movie mode (1280 x 720 vs 848 x 480)
- Improved battery life (300 vs 240 shots)
- Adds 13MB of built-in memory (in lieu of a bundled memory card)
- Support for SDHC memory cards