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Leica Digilux 3 Digital Camera
Leica Digilux 3
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Leica M8 Digital Camera
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Leica Digilux 3 review, find out how the Digilux 3 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.Read more
Leica Digilux 3 is a 7.0MP Advanced DSLR camera with a Four Thirds sized CMOS sensor and Four Thirds mount. Read our Digilux 3 review to find its pros and cons.Read more
Retro styling and a high-performance lens will attract traditionalists to this capable DSLR camera.In its new Digilux 3 DSLR, Leica has once again partnered with Panasonic to produce a digital camera with a body design that's reminiscent of Leica's rangefinder cameras but with electronics that are purely Panasonic. However, this time, the liaison between Olympus and Panasonic has also contributed to the new camera's design and functionality. The image sensor appears to be the same 4/3 type Live MOS chip that was developed by Panasonic and first used in the Olympus E-330.Read more
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In 1954, at Photokina (or 'Foto Kina'), Leica introduced the first M series camera, the M3, the first Leica rangefinder body with a bayonet interchangeable lens mount, it was the beginning of a legendary series of cameras and lenses, the latest of which, the M7 is one of the only 35 mm rangefinder cameras still in production. For over half a century Leica has resisted the temptation to change the essential simple design established with the original M3 (it wasn't until 2002 that an electronically-controlled shutter was introduced allowing aperture priority automatic exposure). With an average 10 years between major upgrades and many of the original M3s still in regular use, the M platform is felt by its legion of fans to be the purest photographic tool available, and a welcome antidote to the mass of plastic feature-laden models that make up the rest of the market. Owning a Leica M camera has always been something people do with their hearts as much as their heads - and some of the 20th century's greatest photographers and most famous images were taken using them. It is no surprise then, that - despite talking about it for at least five years - Leica felt no need to rush into things when they decided it was time to bring the M into the digital age.Read more
Is the Leica M8 Still A Good Choice? By Steve Huff (or, one hour with an old friend, the Leica M8) Hey guys! Still working on my film stuff as I am awaiting aRead more
The launch of theLeica M8has been a rocky road. The initial release of cameras suffered from a number of problems, including bright light streaking and green ghosting. These have been fixed through a factory recall of the first batch of cameras, and all cameras shipped since late December have sorted this out. The firmware in [Read More]Read more
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Sensor

Sensor typeLive MOSCCDCCD
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsAPS-HFull frame
Sensor size0.68 in1.06 in0.94 in
Sensor photo detectors8.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx18.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Max resolution3136 x 2352 px3936 x 2630 px5212 x 3472 px
Other resolutions
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 2952x1972
  • 1968x1315
  • 1312x876
  • 3840x2592
  • 2592x1728
  • 1728x1152
  • 1280x846

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
16080
Maximum image resolution3136 x 2352 px
N/A
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Halogen
  • Manual
  • Outdoor
  • Shade
AutoAuto
Image stabilizernonono
Image stabilization typeNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
3:2
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
ISO minimum
N/A
160160
ISO maximum
N/A
25002500
White balance presets
N/A
66
Custom white balance
N/A
yesyes
Supported image file formats
N/A
JPEG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
80

Optics and focus

Lens mountFour ThirdsLeica MLeica M
Optical zoom1.5 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom2.0 x
N/A
N/A
Focal length multiplier2x1.3x1x
Autofocus
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyes
Number of focus points3
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)
N/A
1.33 x1.0 x
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yes
N/A
Image stabiliser
N/A
NoNo
Phase detection autofocus
N/A
yesno
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)
N/A
N/A
no
Contrast autofocus
N/A
N/A
no

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.5 in2.5 in2.5 in
Articulated LCDnonono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCD
Screen dots207000230000230000
Touch screennonono
Live viewyesnono
Viewfinder
Optical
Optical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.93 x
N/A
0.68 x
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Separate info display
N/A
nono

Photography features

Shutter priorityyesnono
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus233
Exposure compensation minus-2-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Manual
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive3.0 fps
N/A
2.0 fps
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Minimum shutter speed
N/A
8.0 s4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed
N/A
1.0 s1.0 s
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
Continuous shooting
N/A
yesyes
External flash connection
N/A
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering system
N/A
M-TTLM-TTL
Manual settings
N/A
yesyes
Speed (JPEG)
N/A
2.0 fps2.0 fps
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
No
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
no
Flash sync speed
N/A
N/A
1/180s
Metering modes
N/A
N/A
Center-weighted
Speed (RAW)
N/A
N/A
2.0 fps

Design

Body typeMILCMILCMILC
Colour of productBlack,Silver
  • Black,Silver
  • Chrome,Silver
  • Black,Chrome
  • Grey,Stainless steel
Environmentally sealednonono
Body material
N/A
Aluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Anti-dust system
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Weight18.7 oz19.22 oz20.64 oz
Width5.74 in5.47 in5.47 in
Height3.42 in3.15 in3.15 in
Depth3.15 in1.46 in1.46 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Memory slots1
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Dual memory card slots
N/A
no
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
N/A
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)450575
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
AC adapter includedyes
N/A
N/A
Rechargeable battery
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInonono
USB version2.02.02.0
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeyesno
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless
N/A
No
N/A
Remote control
N/A
noNo
NFC
N/A
nono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
nono
Bluetooth
N/A
no
N/A
AV output
N/A
no
N/A
Firewire
N/A
nono

Other features

Timelapse recordingnonono
GPSnonono
Orientation sensoryesnoyes
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Languages support
  • CZE
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
N/A
N/A

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