Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2

Reviewed by: x1w2c3

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Strengths: Great image with high-pixel; Wide screen display; Adjustable picture aspect ratio; easy-use buttons

Weaknesses: zoom is too short; Picture out slot is not a standard mini-usb

Overall Evaluation: First of all, this is really a good camera for you to use, especially if you do not want to take much time to learn how to use the digital SLR camera and you just want to take some pictures while you travel. This DMC-LX2 can give you very nice shot, especially when you take pictures of views. The high-pixel and wide-angle feature let me take some great picture while I was traveling last summer in several national parks. For those professional photographers, the quality of the pictures might be far from acceptable, but for me, that is enough. The design of the buttons is OK. It makes the camera easy to use. You can actually view and adjust pictures on the camera, which I would like to do it on my computer. Plus, this camera has menu in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese. Might be good for people in other language. The color of those pictures is quite good, especially when there is enough light. But when the light is not good, its quality really depends. And don't be cheated by the display of the picture on the camera. Those pictures might not be that good when they show up in your computer. I think the so-called MEGA-OIS (Optical Image Stability) does not work that well as Panasonic claims. Sometime the view is so good but I cannot take a picture of it. Most of the pictures taken on those occasions are blurring. Those awful noise is surely the results of its shortcomings. And, the zoom is too short, I guess. I tried to take some pictures of mushrooms and insects in local forest but most of them are blurred. And the focus is not quite good enough. If you magnify it in your computer, I saw the stuff I take shot of is actually not right focused. And also, the picture-out slot is not a mini-usb one. You need use the one that is included in the package. I forgot to bring with it once and I could not bring the card-reader with me. I thought it might be OK cause I believe it has a mini-usb slot. So, when I find the slot is not a standard one and I was out of nowhere at that time, I have to delete some pictures. Well, other than these cons, it still makes itself a good camera. And perhaps after you read the manual and more materials, you can improve a lot of taking really good pictures with it. To choose it or not depends on what you expect out of it.