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The editors liked
Excellent image quality
Precise exposure metering
Analog controls
Excellent lens
Mega OIS stabilizer
Very good noise reduction
Builtin bounce flash capability
Good accessories included with the kit
Excellent RAW processing software
Fast
Solid lens
Excellent image stabilization
Built-in bounce flash
Sturdy construction
Magnified focus on LCD
Sturdy build
Unique pop-up flash with bounce option
Nice LCD display
Good resolution
Many buttons for easy access to frequently used controls
Live View mode good for composing images from odd angles
Good quality lens with optical image stabilization
Pr...
Excellent control layout
Proper shutter speed and aperture dials
Very fast access to aperture and shutter priority modes
Very good build quality
Magnesium alloy frame
Supersonic Wave Filter ensures no dust on sensor
Metering available in viewfinder...
Image stabilized kit lens
Built-in bounce flash
Can preview shots on LCD.
Superb Leica kit lens with stabilisation
Effective anti-dust feature
Useful Live View facility
Quick and easy analogue controls
The editors didn't like
Optical viewfinder a touch too narrow
Relatively heavy camera with the kit lens
Comparatively expensive
Probably because of the Leica lens
Slow
Limited auto focus
High noise at high ISO
Live view drains battery quickly
Full stop ISO range
Small and dim optical viewfinder
Narrow viewing angle on LCD
LCD does not swing out from the body
Optical viewfinder is dim even in bright daylight
Autofocus in Live View mode is extremely slow
Introducing dramatic shutter lag
Preflash is very early
Increasing shutter lag beyond 1/2 second
Flash does not deplo...
Small and dark viewfinder view (difficult to see fine detail
Difficult to check focus)
Auto-focus in live view requires display freeze and mirror flip down / up
Image processing algorithm not crisp in appearance (although artifact free)
Fast, solid lens
Excellent image stabilization
Built-in bounce flash
Sturdy construction
Magnified focus on LCD
Slow, limited auto focus
High noise at high ISO
Live view drains battery quickly
Full stop ISO range
Small and dim optical viewfinder
Narrow viewing angle on LCD
The Panasonic L1 is more fun than the other Four-Thirds cameras weve tested. The interface is appealing – its not simply nostalgic to use an aperture ring, its quick and comfortable too. Were delighted that someone – anyone – is includin...
Superb Leica kit lens with stabilisation, Effective anti-dust feature, Useful Live View facility, Quick and easy analogue controls
Relatively small and dim viewfinder, Out-resolved by 10 Mpixel DSLRs, Higher noise at 1600 ISO than most DSLRs, Live View slow and of limited appeal
Panasonic Lumix DMC L1 verdictPanasonic’s Lumix L1 is arguably the most unique digital SLR on sale today. It may share many aspects with the Olympus E330 which provide the Live View, anti-dust system, and allow a flat upper surface, but Panasonic&rs...
Excellent image quality, Precise exposure metering, Analog controls, Excellent lens, Mega OIS stabilizer, Very good noise reduction, Builtin bounce flash capability, Good accessories included with the kit, Excellent RAW processing software
Optical viewfinder a touch too narrow, Relatively heavy camera with the kit lens, Comparatively expensive, probably because of the Leica lens
As one realizes immediately when picking it up, the Panasonic DMC-L1 is a different type of camera. Alone in the current digital photography universe, it offers all the analogue controls of traditional SLR film cameras, as did the DMC-LC1 (or Leica Dig...
Abstract: Panasonic did not cut any corners when it introduced the , its first digital SLR. With an elegant body design reminiscent of the rangefinder cameras, the Panasonic L1 succeeds in re-introducing analogue-type controls that work flawlessly: a Shutter Spe...
Abstract: How do you appreciate your photos in this digital age?Fortunately for us at the Panasonic press event in Barcelona this week, Lumix DMC-L1 bodies provided by Panasonic for our use had just been updated with final production-ready firmware. The L1s Lei...
Excellent control layout; proper shutter speed and aperture dials, Very fast access to aperture and shutter priority modes, Very good build quality; magnesium alloy frame, Supersonic Wave Filter ensures no dust on sensor, Metering available in viewfinder...
Small and dark viewfinder view (difficult to see fine detail, difficult to check focus), Auto-focus in live view requires display freeze and mirror flip down / up, Image processing algorithm not crisp in appearance (although artifact free), Live view beco...
The DMC-L1 is Panasonics first foray into the highly competitive digital SLR market. As such I think they should be pretty happy with the result. From an image quality point of view theyve taken a surprisingly mature and conservative approach delive...
Abstract: Panasonic has described its new Lumix DMC-L1 as combining analog operational concept and design and the new model looks and feels like a fusion of a rangefinder camera and the Olympus E-330 (on which much of the L1s technology is based). With an RRP...
Published: 2006-07-22, Author: Bruce , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: Digital cameraPanasonic launches its first digital SLR, the Lumix DMC-L1, this month. Unlike Sony, which has chosen to enter the DSLR market with a price-conscious model (the Alpha 100 at $2,000), Panasonic's L1 comes in at $4,000 including lens, pitching...
It's true that the L1's mirror box, shutter and viewfinder hail from an Olympus factory, but the 7.5Mp NMOS sensor and the new firmware at the heart of this intriguing camera are one hundred per cent pure Panasonic.And what a great sensor it is. This i...
