Panasonic has launched the long awaited LX5 Digital Camera

Some advantages over LX3:
- Optical zoom 3.8x
- ISO range from 80-12800
- AVCHD Lite 1280x720

Specification

Price : US: $ 499.95
Sensor : 1/1.63" Type CCD

• 11.3 million pixels total
• 10.1 million effective pixels
• Primary Color Filter

Image sizes 4:3 Aspect Ratio:  

• 3648 x 2736(10M) 
• 3072 x 2304(7M)
• 2560 x 1920(5M)
• 2048 x 1536(3M)
• 1600 x 1200(2M)
• 640 x 480(0.3M) 

3:2 Aspect Ratio:

• 3776 x 2520 (9.5M)
• 3168 x 2112 (6.5M)
• 2656 x 1768 (4.5M)
• 2112 x 1408 (3M)
• 2048 x 1360 (2.5M)
• 640 x 424 (0.3M)

16:9 Aspect Ratio: 

• 3968 x 2232 (9M)
• 3328 x 1872 (6M)
• 2784 x 1568 (4.5M)
• 2208 x 1248 (2.5M)
• 1920 x 1080 (2M)
• 640 x 360 (0.2M)

1:1 Aspect Ratio: 

• 2736 x 2736(7.5M)
• 2304 x 2304 (5.5M)
• 1920 x 1920 (3.5M)
• 1536 x 1536 (2.5M)
• 480 x 480 (0.2M)

Movie clips 

• AVCHD Lite 1280 x 720 pixels @ SH: 17 Mbps/ H: 13 Mbps/ L: 9Mbps)
• Motion JPEG: 1280 x 720 pixels @ 30fps
• 4:3: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels @ 30 fps 
• 16:9: 848 x 480 pixels @ 30 fps

File formats 

• Still Image: Raw + JPEG(DCF/Exif2.21) 
• Motion picture: AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, QuickTime Motion JPEG

Lens 

• 3.8x optical zoom 
• 24-90mm (35mm equiv.)
• f=5.1-19.2mm 
• F2.0-3.3
• LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON
• 10 elements in 9 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses / 5 Aspherical surfaces)

Image stabilization: Power O.I.S lens-shift stabilization

Digital zoom : Yes, up to 4.5x

Focus :

• Normal
• Macro
• Quick AF On/Off (On in Intelligent Auto)
• Continuous AF On/Off
• AF Tracking
• AF Area select
• Manual
• Focus (Jog dial)

AF area modes

• Face / AF tracking
• 23-point
• 1-point
• Spot (flexible/ scalable)

AF assist lamp: Yes

Focus distance

• Normal: 50cm - infinity
• Macro / Intelligent AUTO/ Clipboard: Wide 1 cm / Tele 30cm - infinity

Metering

• Intelligent Multiple
• Center Weighted
• Spot

ISO sensitivity

• Auto
• 80
• 100
• 200
• 400
• 800
• 1600
• 3200
• High Sensitivity Mode : Auto (6400 - 12800)

Exposure compensation:  +/- 3EV, 1/3EV steps

Exposure bracketing:  +/- 1/3 EV ~ 3EV step, 3 frames

Shutter speed : 

• 60-1/4000 sec
• Movie mode: 1/30 - 1/20,000 sec (1/8 - 1/20,000 sec on MF operation on Creative Movie mode)
• Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec

Aperture

• Multistage Iris Diaphragm
• F2.0 - 3.3
• F2.0 - 8 (W) / F3.3 - 8 (T))
• F2.0 - 11 (W) / F3.3 - 11 (T) in movie recording )

Modes

• Intelligent AUTO
• P(Program) mode
• A(Aperture Priority) mode
• S(Shutter Priority) mode
• M(Manual) mode
• Creative Movie mode
• My Color mode
• Scene mode
• Custom 1,2

Scene modes

• Portrait
• Soft Skin
• Self-Portrait
• Scenery
• Panorama Assist
• Sports
• Night Portrait
• Night Scenery
• High Sensitivity
• Food, Party
• Candle Light
• Baby1
• Baby2
• Pet
• Sunset
• Hi-Speed Burst
• Flash Burst
• Starry Sky
• Fireworks
• Beach
• Snow
• Aerial photo

White balance

•  Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Shade
• Halogen
• White Set 1,2
• Color Temprature

Self timer: 2, 10 sec

Continuous shooting 

• Full-Resolution Image
• 2.5 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine Mode)
• High-speed Burst Mode:
• Approx. 6.0 frames/sec (image priority)
• Approx. 10 frames/sec (speed priority)

Image parameters

• Film Mode: Standard / Dynamic / Nature / Smooth / Vibrant / Nostalgic / Standard B&W / Dynamic B&W / Smooth B&W / My Film 1, 2 / Multi Film
• My Color Mode: Expressive /Retro / Pure / Elegant / Monochrome / High Dynamic / Dynamic Art / Dynamic B&W / Silhouette / Pinhole / Film Grain / Custom Happy (only in iA mode)

Flash

• Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
• 0.8 - 7.2m (Wide/ISO Auto), 0.3 - 4.4m (Tele/ISO Auto)

External Flash: Yes, via hot-shoe

Viewfinder: Yes, External (optional)

LCD monitor

• 3.0" TFT LCD Display
• 460K dots
• Field of View : approx. 100%
• AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode ,High CRI (Color Rendering Index) LED backlight

Connectivity 

• USB2.0 High speed
• AV Output (NTSC/PAL)
• miniHDMI
• DC Input

Storage 

• SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card
• 40MB internal memory

Power

• Li-ion battery
• Charger included
• AC adaptor (optional)

Weight (no batt) 233 g
Weight (with batt) 271g
Dimensions 110 x 65 x 25 mm
(4.08 x 2.20 x 0.97 in)

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