The Panasonic LX1 has been noted in other reviews to have higher than
average noise, even at lowest "native" iso, but also higher than
average sharpness. I think the photos presented here bear that out.
I haven't seen any samples of photos taken with it stored in RAW
format and processed in Adobe Camera Raw although the resolution
chart detail at the bottom of this page shows an intriguing
possibility there:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasoniclx1/page14.asp
Looking at the comparisons on this Japanese page, I'd bet that all of
them were made using in-camera JPEG rendering.
I've been quite interested in both the LX1 and the GR-D as it would
be very nice to have a quality pocketable camera again. They're the
only two that are close, far as I can see. I will not buy a camera
that does not have RAW format capability, or is not supported by
Adobe Camera Raw (both of these are). I don't expect them to compete
with the much larger sensor in a DSLR at the limits, however.
Godfrey
On Nov 4, 2005, at 8:03 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote:
An interesting comparison between the *istDL and the
"semiprofessional" compact from Panasonic, LUMIX DMC-LX1 with a
Leica lens, and Ricoh's GR thrown in for good measure.
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/longterm/2005/11/04/2628.html
I am somewhat suprised by the differences, despite having a higher
resolution, the new compacts render the images much less clearly
than the Pentax. Perhaps I should have said that am relieved...
Swedish retailer Cyberphoto aslo notes that the LX1 offers a middle
class image quality. So perhaps the smaller and much cheaper Optio
S6 may be a reasonable alternative to the LUMIX for some.
However, Phil Askey writes that the LX1 – is capable of delivering
stunning resolution, sharpness and detail --- but is unsuable above
ISO 100 because of a high noise level.
Well, I'm not impressed by the LX1 PCWatch samples, they look
rather unsharp to my eye.
