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January 2008
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The editors liked
The L10 has a nice body design
And its articulated LCD makes live-view shooting much more useful.
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Good macro performance
Articulating 2.5inch LCD
Excellent image quality
Particularly with RAW images
RAW
JPEG and RAW+JPEG formats
Live View
Very good metering and auto focus with Live View
Good colour rendition
Good kit lens with Mega OIS stabilization
Dust reduction system
Excellent build
Good ergonomics
Great grip
Buttons are well-positioned on the right side
Excellent optical performance
Good chromatic aberration control
Made better after in-camera processing
Very sharp corners with little distortion
Fast full-AF shutter...
Lens
OIS
White balance
Live view
Responsive
Nice menus
Low ISO image quality
Handling
Flip out LCD makes the most of Live View.
Excellent resolution and per pixel definition
But really need to shoot raw to get the best results
Subtle
Restrained color and contrast (though see below)
Better highlight dynamic range than Olympus equivalent (still a little tight in the highlights)...
Full time live-view. High-quality lens with optical stabilization.
Live View with flip-out screen
Quality kit lens with stabilisation
Contrast-based AF with neat options
Effective anti-dust system.
The editors didn't like
The L10 is only available as a kit
Has trouble focusing in very low light
Tops out at ISO 1
600
And its live mode has limited functionality when using most lenses
Of summary box
And clarify information about the external controls. The rating was unchanged.]
No whitebalance bracketing
Limited software bundle
Some shadow noise as of 100 ISO under some circumstances
And quite noisy as of 800 ISO
Small TTL viewfinder
Builtin flash causes a lens shadow with the kit lens
Short battery life with Live View
Expensive
Demosiacing problem in JPEG images
JPEGs slightly soft
High default contrast
Strong noise in shadows blurs detail
Horizontal banding in high ISO low light images
Weak flash requires heavy compensation to get close to a proper exposure
Expensive bundle
Bel...
Small viewfinder
Noise in images at high ISO
Build
Slower aperture kit lens (than L1)
No depth of field preview in Live View.
Small and dark viewfinder view (difficult to see fine detail
Difficult to check focus)
New kit lens slow (F3.8-5.6) considering its size
In-camera JPEG processing produces images that are soft and dont show true potential of sensor
Many will find defa...
Subpar image-quality. Not much headroom in RAW captures. Very pricey.
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Published: 2007-11-05, Author: Philip , review by: cnet.com
The L10 has a nice body design, and its articulated LCD makes live-view shooting much more useful.
The L10 is only available as a kit, has trouble focusing in very low light, tops out at ISO 1,600, and its live mode has limited functionality when using most lenses
A nice body design and good image quality make the DMC-L10 an enticing entry-level SLR, but a pricey kit lens makes this kit too expensive.
Panasonic Lumix L10 Review BY: JerryJ, DigitalCameraReview.com Editor PUBLISHED: 11/5/2007 Panasonic Lumix L10 Review Article ContentsPanasonic Lumix L10 Review Image Gallery The second full-featured Digital SLR from Panasonic is the new Lumix DMC-L10....
Trying to decide what award the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 should receive has proven to be a difficult task, principally because the overall package thats currently available doesnt make too much sense. Panasonic have gone to great lengths to make the ...
Excellent image quality, particularly with RAW images, RAW, JPEG and RAW+JPEG formats, Live View, Very good metering and auto focus with Live View, Good colour rendition, Good kit lens with Mega OIS stabilization, Dust reduction system
Some shadow noise as of 100 ISO under some circumstances, and quite noisy as of 800 ISO, Small TTL viewfinder, Builtin flash causes a lens shadow with the kit lens, Short battery life with Live View, Expensive
The Lumix DMC-L10 is the latest dSLR creation from Panasonic, and a departure in terms of design from their last dSLR camera, the DMC-L1. The L10 has a rounded form, is compact, and somewhat reminiscent of Panasonics FZ cameras. Equipped with a Four ...
Live View with flip-out screen, Quality kit lens with stabilisation, Contrast-based AF with neat options, Effective anti-dust system.
Uncomfortable pricing, Contrast-AF requires special lenses, Poor burst in RAW or at higher ISOs, Default output benefits from sharpening.
There’s no denying the L10 is a very good DSLR, but due to its quality kit lens and extra features it finds itself in a slightly uncomfortable spot. It’s obviously worth more than budget DSLRs, but finds itself competing against some higher-en...
Abstract: Note: This preview is based on a pre-production camera, so all performance estimates are subject to change before final release, and the sample pictures are presented in low resolution only at the request of Panasonic. ---- I've been lucky enough to get...
Excellent resolution and per pixel definition, but really need to shoot raw to get the best results, Subtle, restrained color and contrast (though see below), Better highlight dynamic range than Olympus equivalent (still a little tight in the highlights)...
Small and dark viewfinder view (difficult to see fine detail, difficult to check focus), New kit lens slow (F3.8-5.6) considering its size, In-camera JPEG processing produces images that are soft and dont show true potential of sensor, Many will find defa...
Panasonics second digital SLR is a far more conventional affair than its first attempt, the DSC-L1. Its also quite obviously aimed at a very different type of user - the beginner / first time user / upgrader from a compact. To this end the L10 has p...
Focus is quick and accurate and, as seems to be the case with the Four Thirds system, there is slightly greater depth of field at any given focal length. Resolution of lens and sensor is good. Colour rendition is very good, particularly of solid primar...
Dynamic range is poor and image noise at ISO settings above 800 is seriously intrusive. We noticed that Olympus seem to do better in controlling noise from the same sensor. We have a reservation about the price. A comparable Olympus E-510 costs $1500.
The physics of the Four Thirds system involves matching lenses to sensor in an arrangement that is ideal for digital cameras. The claim is that digital SLRs that are adaptations of film cameras involve unacceptable compromises, because light needs to s...
