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Leica TL vs Leica X

5.28 in
2.72 in
Leica TL Digital Camera
Leica TL
5.24 in
2.87 in
Leica X Digital Camera
Leica X
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
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66 %
3 stars
33 %
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3.6 out of 5
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User rating
43
4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-CAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.91 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px4928 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 4272x2856
  • 3264x2160
  • 2144x1424
  • 1632x1080
  • 4272x2856
  • 3264x2160
  • 2144x1424
  • 1632x1080

Image

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
ISO
  • 100
  • 12500
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum1250012500
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px4928 x 3264 px
White balance presets52
White balance modes
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Halogen
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • DNG
  • JPG
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus

Screen and viewfinder

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Screen size3.7 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots1230000920000
Touch screenyesno
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNone

Photography features

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesno
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus33
Exposure compensation minus-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
AE EV steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
AE frames33
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot

Videography features

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Body typeMILCCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Brown,Silver
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Weight11.96 oz15.91 oz
Width5.28 in5.24 in
Height2.72 in2.87 in
Depth1.3 in3.07 in

Storage

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • Internal
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC

Power

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)400350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Leica TLLeica TL
Leica XLeica X
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Leica TL

          Often compared with Leica X