Large Apertture F1.4 Panasonic LX7 Digital Camera

Introduction

I compiled the information of Panasonic LX7 digital camera for my and your reference. Panasonic LX7 digital camera has F1.4 large aperture with  1/1.7-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor. The lens has focal length of 4.7 - 17.7 mm (24 - 90 mm in 35 mm equiv.).  A newly equipped aperture ring allows direct, intuitive control of aperture. The Intelligent Zoom is an extensive zoom function using digital zoom with minimum deterioration of image quality. This means the 3.8x optical can virtually extend to 7.5x equivalent. The internal ND filter makes it possible to reduce the light to use slower shutter speed by 3 steps. The POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) suppresses the low-frequency vibration hand-shake component, which is physically generated when pressing the shutter button or when shooting at night with a slow shutter speed. You can add different effects by applying the built in defocus filters both in the recording mode (Creative Control) and the playback mode (Creative Retouch). The camera is capable to perform multi-exposure and time lapse shot. The Intelligent Handheld Night Shot in the iA Mode generates a beautiful night scenery with illumination by multi-layering the images shot consecutively. The 3D Photo Mode* produces a 3D image in the camera. The Panorama Shot Mode makes it is possible to shoot a 360-degree horizontal / vertical panoramic image with consequent shots taken by overlaying the previous picture. The DMC-LX7 records high-resolution full-HD 1,920 x 1,080 60p (NTSC) / 50p (PAL) videos in AVCHD Progressive (MPEG-4 / H.264) format.

 

LX7 Digital Camera Commercial

LX7 Digital Camera Hands on Review

LX7 Digital Camera Samples Pictures

Panasonic LX7 Digital Camera Sample Pictures (Source: Panasonic)

Panasonic LX7 Sample Picture 2 (Source: DPNet)

Panasonic LX7 Digital Camera Sample Picture 3 (Source: DPnet)

Panasonic LX7 Digital Camera Rating (Source:techradar.camers)

4.5 stars out of 5

For

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

Against

• Not a touchscreen
• Small sensor

LX7 Digital Camera Features (Source:Panasonic)

	DMC-LX7
Dimensions (W x H x D) (Approx.)	110.5 x 67.1 x 45.6 mm (4.35 x 2.64 x 1.80 inch)
Weight (Approx.)	269 g (0.60 lb) without Battery and SD Memory Card 298 g (0.66 lb) with Battery and SD Memory Card
Camera Effective Pixels	10.1 Megapixels
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter	1/1.7-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor / 12.8 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
Aperture	F1.4 - 2.3 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F1.4 - 8.0 (W), F2.3 - 8.0 (T)) / ND Filter (3 steps)
Optical Zoom	3.8x
Focal Length	f = 4.7 - 17.7 mm (24 - 90 mm in 35 mm equiv.)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)	4.5x (4:3 / 7M), 5.4x (4:3 / 5M), 6.7x (4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent Zoom	7.5x
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX 11 elements in 10 groups (5 Aspherical Lenses / 9 Aspherical Surfaces / 2 ED Lenses (1 Aspherical ED Lens) / 1 Nano Surface Coating Lens)
Optical Image Stabilizer	POWER O.I.S. (On / Off)
Digital Zoom	Max. 4x (When Digital Zoom is used simultaneously with Intelligent Zoom, you can only increase the zoom ratio up to 2x.)
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity AF Macro / MF / Intelligent Auto / Motion Picture: Wide 1 cm - infinity / Tele 30 cm - infinity
AF Assist Lamp	Yes (On / Off)
Focus	Normal / AF Macro / MF, Quick AF On / Off (on in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF (only for motion picture), AF/AF Macro/MF Switchable, AF/AE Lock Button, Focus Lever, Manual Focus, One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking
AF Metering	Face / AF Tracking / 23-area / 1-area (flexible / scalable)
Shutter Speed	Approx. 250 - 1/4,000 sec (ISO80 - 1600) 30 - 1/4,000 sec (ISO2000 - 3200) 8 - 1/4,000 sec (ISO4000 - 12800)
Viewfinder	Optional: DMW-LVF2
Recording File Format	Still Image: RAW, JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3), MPO Motion Picture: AVCHD, MP4
Rec Mode (Mode Dial)	Intelligent Auto, P (Program), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), M (Manual), C1 (Custom), C2 (Custom), Creative Video, Creative Control, Scene
Creative Control Mode	Expressive, Retro, High Key, Low Key, Sepia, Dynamic Monochrome, Impressive Art, High Dynamic, Cross Process, Toy Effect, Miniature Effect, Soft Focus, Star Filter, One Point Color, Radial Defocus, Smooth Defocus
Still Image Scene Mode	Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Panorama Shot, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, Glass Through, 3D Photo
Continuous Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image: 11 frames / sec Max. 12 images with AF Tracking: 5 frames / sec, 2 frames / sec High-speed Burst Mode: Approx. 40 frames / sec (recorded in 5M) Approx. 60 frames / sec (recorded in 2.5M)
Motion Picture Recording*1	HD Video: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels [NTSC Model] AVCHD 60p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) AVCHD 60i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) MP4, 30fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps) [PAL Model] AVCHD 50p (PSH: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) AVCHD 50i (FSH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) MP4, 25fps (FHD: 20Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model] AVCHD 60p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) MP4, 30fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 30fps) [PAL Model] AVCHD 50p (SH: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) MP4, 25fps (HD: 10Mbps) (Sensor output is 25fps) STD Video: 640 x 480 pixels [NTSC Model] MP4, 30fps (VGA: 4Mbps) [PAL Model] MP4, 25fps (VGA: 4Mbps) High Speed Video: 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model] MP4, 30fps (Sensor output is 120fps) [PAL Model] MP4, 25fps (Sensor output is 100fps) (Max. of approx. 4 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in MP4. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full.)
Continuous Recordable Time (Motion Pictures)*1	AVCHD with picture quality set to [PSH]: Approx. 90 min AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 100 min MP4 with picture quality set to [FHD]: Approx. 110 min
Actual Recordable Time (Motion Pictures)*1	AVCHD with picture quality set to [PSH]: Approx. 50 min AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 55 min MP4 with picture quality set to [FHD]: Approx. 60 min
Exposure	Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, ±3 EV
Auto (AE) Bracketing	1/3 - 3 EV step, Max. ±3 EV, 3 frames
Light Metering	Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)	Auto / i.ISO / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800* (Changeable to 1/3 EV step) * By pixel mixed readout.
Still Image Recording	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3,648 x 2,736 pixels (10M), 3,072 x 2,304 pixels (7M EZ), 2,560 x 1,920 pixels (5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (3M EZ), 1,600 x 1,200 pixels (2M EZ), 640 x 480 pixels (0.3M EZ) 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3,776 x 2,520 pixels (9.5M), 3,168 x 2,112 pixels (6.5M EZ), 2,656 x 1,768 pixels (4.5M EZ), 2,112 x 1,408 pixels (3M EZ), 2,048 x 1,360 pixels (2.5M EZ), 640 x 424 pixels (0.3M EZ) 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3,968 x 2,232 pixels (9M), 3,228 x 1,872 pixels (6M EZ), 2,784 x 1,588 pixels (4.5M EZ), 2,208 x 1,248 pixels (2.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (2M EZ), 640 x 360 pixels (0.2M EZ) 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (3D) 1:1 Aspect Ratio: 2,736 x 2,736 pixels (7.5M), 2,304 x 2,304 pixels (5.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,920 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,536 x 1,536 pixels (2.5M EZ), 480 x 480 pixels (0.2M EZ)
Image Quality	RAW / RAW+Fine / RAW+Standard / Fine / Standard (3D Mode: MPO+Fine / MPO+Standard)
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Incandescent / White Set 1 / White Set 2 / Color Temperature (2-axis adjustable)
Photo Style	Standard, Vivid, Natural, Monochrome, Scenery, Portrait, Custom
Color Mode	Color Mode (only in iA Mode): Standard, Black & White, Sepia, Happy
Picture Adjustment	Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Noise Reduction
Aspect Bracketing	Yes
Digital Red-Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal)	Yes
Optical Zoom in Motion Picture	Yes
Self Timer	2 sec / 10 sec / 10 sec (3 images)
Playback Mode	Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Picture Only, Video Only, 3D, Category, Favorites), Calendar Search
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback	12, 30 thumbnails / Yes
Calendar Display	Yes (Menu / Zoom Button)
Set Favorites	Yes
Show Histogram	Yes
Show Highlights	Yes
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection	Yes / Yes
Retouch	Creative Retouch / Auto Retouch
Resize / Cropping / Leveling	Yes / Yes / Yes
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp	Yes / Yes / Yes
Cut Animation	Yes
Video Divide	Yes
PictBridge Support	Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
OSD Language	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Vietnamese * Check the website of Panasonic sales company in your country / region or ask customer support for details of the OSD language available on the products sold in your country / region.
LCD	3.0" (7.5 cm) TFT Screen LCD Display (920K dots), AR Coating Field of View: Approx. 100%, Wide Viewing-angle Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode
Built-in Flash	Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Flash Synchro: 1st / 2nd Slow Sync. 0.8 - 8.5 m (Wide / ISO Auto), 0.3 - 5.2 m (Tele / ISO Auto)
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Built-in Memory	Approx. 70 MB
Microphone / Speaker	Stereo / Mono
Interface	mini HDMI, AV Output, USB Multi
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 1,250 mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional)
Battery Life*2 (Approx.)	330 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.3 PE, SILKYPIX Developer Studio, Adobe Reader
Standard Accessories	Battery Charger, Battery Pack, USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM, Hot Shoe Cover, Lens Cap, Lens Cap String * Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the standard accessories on the products that are available in your market. Global Links