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Leica V-Lux 3 Digital Camera
Leica V-Lux 3
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
43 %
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21 %
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38 %
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23 %
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2 %
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOS IICMOS IIICMOS IICMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
APS-C
N/A
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
N/A
17.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.3 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4896 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px4896 x 3264 px4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4896x2760
  • 3264x3264
  • 3456x2304
  • 3456x1944
  • 2304x230
  • 2496x1664
  • 2496x1408
  • 1664x1664
N/A
N/A
  • 4000x2672
  • 4000x2248
  • 3264x2448
  • 3264x2176
  • 3264x1840
  • 2992x2992
  • 2560x1920
  • 2560x1712
  • 2560x1440
  • 2448x2448
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1360
  • 1920x1920
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1536x1536
  • 640x480
  • 480x480
ProcessorEXR II
N/A
EXR II
N/A

Image

ISO Autoyes
N/A
noyes
ISO minimum200100100100
ISO maximum2560051200512003200
Boosted ISO minimum100
N/A
100
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum25600
N/A
512006400
Maximum image resolution4896 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px4896 x 3264 px4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets7
N/A
85
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Fine
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
yesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
JPG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Image stabilizeryesyesyesno
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
NoOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
N/A
RAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyesyes
N/A
ISO
N/A
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
Photo effects
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
ISO high auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountFujifilm XFujifilm XFujifilm X
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.53 x1.53 x1.5 x
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x
N/A
1.5x
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Spot Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)4932549
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyOptical
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
0.15 x
N/A
24.0 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
2.8
N/A
2.8
Maximum aperture
N/A
2.83.55.2
Focus adjustment
N/A
Auto/ManualAutoAuto
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Filter diameter
N/A
2.05 in2.28 in2.05 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.0 x
Focal length equiv
N/A
N/A
N/A
25 - 600
Normal focus range
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.81 in
Macro focus range
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
Number of focus points
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
Filter thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Folded optics
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonoyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:23:2
N/A
Screen dots104000010400001040000461000
Touch screennoyesnono
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyes
N/A
yesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicHybridElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.5 in0.39 in0.5 in
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px2360000.0 px2360000.0 px
N/A
Separate info displaynonono
N/A
Viewfinder magnification
N/A
0.62 x0.77 x
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
-4 - 24 - 2
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.69 in
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Exposure compensation plus3
N/A
32
Exposure compensation minus-3
N/A
-3-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
N/A
1/31/3
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
WB BracketingNo
N/A
YesNo
Subject / scene modesno
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed1/180s1/180s1/180s
N/A
Built-in flashyes
N/A
noyes
Flash range7
N/A
89.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Suppressed
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Pre-flash
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemTTLTTLTTL
N/A
External flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Continuous drive7.0 fps
N/A
8.0 fps12.0 fps
Self-timeryes
N/A
yesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Average
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 10
  • 2
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)7.0 fps14.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)7.0 fps14.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Camera shutter type
N/A
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Number of exposures
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Scene modes
N/A
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Sports
N/A
N/A
Exposure bracketing
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
N/A
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MP4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 1080
N/A
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps29.97 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps59.94 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Camera playback
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
Slide show
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
59.94 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Analog signal format system
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Speaker typeMono
N/A
Mono
N/A
Voice recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formatsLPCMLPCMLPCM
N/A
Audio system
N/A
Stereo
N/A
Stereo

Design

Body typeMILCMILCSLRMILC
Body materialStainless steel
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Graphite,Silver
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
N/A
Environmentally sealednonoyesno

Dimensions

Weight10.58 oz10.12 oz13.76 oz19.05 oz
Width5.08 in4.78 in4.66 in4.88 in
Height2.95 in1.68 in3.54 in3.15 in
Depth1.46 in2.91 in1.84 in3.74 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Exif 2.3
  • DPOF
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
Maximum memory card size
N/A
256.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Internal storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
70.0 mB

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery life (CIPA)350350350410
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.0 h
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
895.0 mAh
Rechargeable battery
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicroMini
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyes
N/A
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
N/A
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote controlyes
N/A
yesyes
PictBridgeyes
N/A
yesyes
NFCnononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Firewirenonono
N/A
USB port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesno
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.0 BLE
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
yesno
GPSnononono
Orientation sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
Languages support
N/A
MultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A

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