Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

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97% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

usability, size, portability, performance, lens

80% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Polished and refined design, Excellent lens with ultra-fast aperture, Plenty of useful shooting features, Hotshoe accessory port can accomodate an EVF

Screen needs to be even better to match its rivals, No articulating/flip-out screen, Smaller sensor than rivals

Good design ; Great digital filters ; Full manual control ; Raw format shooting ; Excellent screen

Not a touchscreen ; Small sensor

Buying GuideBest compact camera 2012 It's been over two years since Panasonic upgraded its premium LX lineup, which in Panasonic terms is a pretty long time indeed.

Speedy auto focus ; Excellent picture quality ; Manual aperture ring

High ISO performance could be ; Smaller sensor than rivals ; No touchscreen

Fast autofocus, f/1.4-2.3 wide aperture, great layout including physical aperture ring, small and light, sharp and detailed images, shoots raw and JPEG, neutral density (ND) filter is just a button away, can add electronic viewfinder (sold separately)

Smaller sensor than LX5, max aperture not sustained throughout zoom (so won’t always match aperture ring), high ISO sensitivities not as good as larger-sensor competitors, images lack contrast straight from camera, touchscreen ability would be useful...

Even though it doesn’t have the biggest sensor on the market, the LX7 doesn’t fail to impress.

As a point and shoot camera for those wanting to upgrade to something better or a smaller back up for someone owning a G-series compact, the LX7 cuts the proverbial mustard, but, despite being as consistently competent and reliable as one might hope,...

Tactile aperture control; Sharp lens; Impressive stills output.

Some noise at high sensitivities; A little more expensive than the competition.

A supremely tactile camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 is one compact you'll really enjoy using. The wide aperture at either end of the zoom allows for some shallow depths of field and attractive defocused areas, but check out the similar EX2F from...

A powerful and reliable back-up camera for DSLR owners or first time compact users

Exceptional photo and video quality, nippy performance and lots of creative control – as close to perfect as we've seen from a compact camera

Relatively lightweight and compact dimensions for a metal build enthusiasts’ camera, bright aperture lens, built-in visual effects, hotshoe and accessory port for attachment of optional extras, such as an EVF

Fixed screen LCD, priced not a great deal cheaper than one of Panasonic’s interchangeable lens G-series compacts system cameras

As a point and shoot camera for those wanting to upgrade to something better or a smaller back up for someone owning a G-series compact, the LX7 cuts the proverbial mustard, but, despite being as consistently competent and reliable as one might hope,...