Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3EB-K

Panasonic have released a number of different camera's in their lumix series and this one is the DMC-LX3 - it's at the more expensive end of the the series costing between £350 and £400 to buy new. Specifications and points of interest: - 10.1mp - 24-60mm optical zoom - Leica lens - SD compatability (small internal memory) - 3" LCD - inbuilt flash (well hidden by being recessed into the top of the camera's body, it pops up when you slide a button across) - Capable of shooting RAW (useful for say the professional photographer looking for a professional compact, however most people won't need ... more

This is the one camera for new user Sensor : 1/1.63" CCD 10.1 Mega pixels Lens : Leica DC Vario-Summicron 8 elements in 6 groups Zoom : 2.5x optical, 4x digital Viewfinder : - LCD Monitor : 3.0", 3:2 Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display Maximum Aperture : Wide: F2.0 - F8.0 Tele: F2.8 - F8 Shutter Speed : 60 - 1/2000th White Balance : Auto/ Daylight/ Cloudy/ Shade/ Flash/ Halogen/ Color Temperature/ White Set 1/ White Set 2 Flash : Built-in with red-eye reduction Shooting Modes : Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1 ... more

In my opinion, this is a very very good DC for a greenhand of photography. I bought it when I was a freshmen in my college and I am still using it now. It colored a lot to my college life. Right now, with the help of LX3, there are more than 2000 pictures saved in my PC and I'll keep them in my whole life. And here I just want to give some suggestions to someone who likes taking picture but don't want to be that "professional"! 1. The quality of the picture taken by LX3 are much better that those of some card-DCs(I don't like them). 2.If you are a very professional photographer. LX3 can be a ... more