Leica X-U

Leica’s waterproof camera has a larger sensor than other waterproof cameras. Find out how it performs in our Leica X-U review.

Michael Topham reports on his experience of giving the Leica X-U a rugged test with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Expert review of the Leica X-U Typ 113 camera with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...

There's a first time for everything, even for the German camera manufacturer of fame: Leica.

The Leica X-U (Typ 113) is a ruggedized, waterproof compact camera with an SLR-sized image sensor that takes great photos, but it's very expensive.

Leica X-U is a 16.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a APS-C sized CMOS sensor and 35 mm F1.7 lens. Read our X-U review to find its pros and cons.

A Leica Camera For For An Active Lifestyle Leica sometimes surprises us, as it did me with the release of the Leica X-U last year. We think of Leica as a boutique camera company famous for its M-series cameras. Over the last few years, though, Leica has been moving in some new directions. The company [Read More]

Leica is a respected institution in photography, and rightly so. Over the last 100+ years, the company has mastered the crafts of making exceptional lenses, designing beautiful bodies, and creating a palpable aura of superiority around all of its products. That’s what it wants to do with the Leica X-U too. It’s the camera Leica wants you to own if you’re already loaded down with cameras and need a great running around shooter that can also get slapped, dropped, and drowned. This isn’t a first camera to own. It’s a second or third. Unfortunately the Leica X-U might be at home in the wet, but falls short as a speedy spare.

The Leica X-U (Typ 113) is a ruggedized, waterproof compact camera with an SLR-sized image sensor that takes great photos, but it's very expensive.

Leica makes a splash with its new waterproof Leica X-U Typ 113 camera. See our preview for details!

The X-U is Leica's first ruggedized compact camera and is still the only waterproof camera on the market with a large APS-C sensor. That sensor sits behind a 35mm-equivalent, F1.7 lens, and we've taken it to the mountains and back to see just what it's capable of.

The Leica X-U (Typ 113) is a new waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof compact camera, offering a 16 megapixel APS-C sensor, 1080p HD video recording, fast f/1.7 35mm lens, 5fps burst shooting and a 3-inch screen. Read our in-depth Leica X-U (Typ 113) review now...

Leica has been setting benchmarks in photography for over 100 years. From the Ur-Leica, the first successful 35mm film camera, to the M8, the first mainstream digital rangefinder, to the Leica S2, the first medium format digital camera built from the ground-up as an ergonomic SLR, Leica has always been ahead of its time. And …

Leica Camera has announced its first 'ruggedised' waterproof camera, the Leica X-U, which features a large APS-C CMOS sensor and Summilux 23mm f/1.7 ASPH. lens.