Lens quality, build quality and design, Raw shooting and Capture One 4
Costly, limited zoom range
Stylish, compact, and capable of yielding impressive results, the D-Lux 4 is a joy to use for the most part. Some of the smaller yet still powerful features - such as 1:1 ratio shooting - will see traditionalists kept happy, and the 24mm wideangle len...
Abstract: Leica has a stranglehold on the the hearts and minds of photographers everywhere. Even if the professionals call it a “dentist’s camera,” as in a camera that is popular with folks with too much money and not many photography chops, there’s something ab...
Published: 2009-03-27, Author: Elias , review by: techworld.com
Overall, the Leica D-LUX 4 compact digital camera is a very nice piece of kit. It looks very stylish, and it takes clear and neutral-looking photos. It has good speed, plenty of manual settings, and its scene modes are very useful. However, you do hav...
HD video. Awesomely vivid and accurate colors. Gorgeous leather accessories optional. Long warranty. Three aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, and 16:9). A popup flash that's manually deployed: No more unintended bursts. Solid battery life
A gussied up Lumix at double the price. Fiddly controls in manual mode. Viewscreen less sharp than resolution suggests
Looks and feels good, full set of manual features, useful scene modes, built-in image stabilisation
Distortion at wide angles, some chromatic aberration, noticeable noise above ISO 400
Leica’s D-LUX 4 looks very stylish and it takes clear and natural-looking photos. It has good speed, plenty of manual settings, and its scene modes are very useful. However, you do have to forego a sizable chunk of your income to procure it. ...
Leica D-Lux 4 compact cameraTerry LaneFebruary 5, 2009 LOWDOWN: This is a 10-megapixel camera with a 24-60mm (film equivalent), fast (f2-f2.8) zoom lens. It has effective optical stabilisation. Construction quality is outstanding, with most import...
The lack of an integrated optical viewfinder is a disappointment. We would have settled for a smaller LCD and an in-body viewfinder coupled to the lens zoom. ...
Image quality at low ISO speeds is exceptionally fine. At ISO400 a little noise is apparent, but we found that shooting RAW and applying a small amount of noise reduction in Adobe Camera RAW removed the grain. Response times are very fast. The Leica br...
The lack of an integrated optical viewfinder is a disappointment. We would have settled for a smaller LCD and an in-body viewfinder coupled to the lens zoom.
Eagle-eyed readers will have noted that all the forgoing is the same as for the Panasonic Lumix LX-3. They are virtually identical cameras. Only the body shape is different. Oh, and the price! $829 for the Panasonic and $1650 for the Leica. There is a ...
Abstract: The Leica D-Lux 4 is a beautiful compact camera, ticking all the style boxes with some lovely, thoughtful design elements and accessories to boot. It offers an impressive amount of manual control considering its size and copes well in challenging low-...
Overall, the Leica D-LUX 4 compact digital camera is a very nice piece of kit. It looks very stylish, and it takes clear and neutral-looking photos. It has good speed, plenty of manual settings, and its scene modes are very useful. However, you do hav...