Panasonic LUMIX LX10 4K Digital Camera, 20.1 Megapixel 1-Inch Sensor, 3X Leica DC Vario-SUMMILUX Lens, F1.4-2.8 Aperture, Power O.I.S. Stabilization, 3-Inch LCD, DMC-LX10K (Black)

Initial impression is excellent. My context is that this is the first camera I've purchased for personal use since the Panasonic GM1, which is a m4/3 interchangeable lens camera with a very compact body, so that is my main point of comparison. I also had a original Sony RX100, but it was lost at a conference, so needed a small every day carry camera. I do more indoor natural light shots than out, and pretty much never use a flash, so that frames my needs a bit. Based on early results, the LX10 is a great replacement for the RX100 and beats the GM1 as a travel/EDC camera. Key findings so far: *The lens on the LX10 beats the larger m4/3 sensor + stock lens on the GM1 for everyday indoor photography. To compare, I did a quick set of shots on P(rogram) setting on both cameras in a unevenly lit room at night, just to see what the P algorithms produced when left to their own devices. The GM1 was equipped with the very nice compact zoom kit lens, 12-32mm f3.5-5.6 max aperture. P sets shutter speed, aperture, and ISO automatically. Both cameras took the shot at 1/60th s with their lenses wide open, but the ISO on the LX10 was 640 while the ISO on the GM1 was 3200. Totally to be expected given the much slower f3.5 vs. f1.4, but cameras are systems, not individual components, and the 3200 ISO on the GM1 really increased the noise, lowered the detail and hurt the color fidelity much more than in the shot from the LX10. Now, of course, I could have put a fast lens on the GM1, I certainly own plenty of m4/3 lenses including fast primes, BUT, that's the point, really, that the very fast lens on the LX10 opens up a much wider operating window compared to the kit GM1, and to match it, I'd have to give up the zoom and use a fast prime, again lowering the versatility and speed of operation for my kind of indoor/low light shooting, so that is worth something to me. Other quick points: Size - the retractable lens on the LX10 makes it much easier to pocket and carry the LX10 vs. the GM1, even though the body of the GM1 is a bit smaller, due to the added depth from the 12-32mm lens. Speed of operation - the 12-32mm lens on the GM1 must be manually extended before taking the first shot, making it much tougher to capture fleeting scenes. 4K video - Not an option on the GM1. Not that I need it much just yet, but looking forward to that move in the not too distant future. I did test the 4K video on the highest data rate setting, and was able to capture and playback just fine from my very recent PNY UHS1/U3 card PNY Elite Performance 128 GB High Speed SDXC Class 10 UHS-I, U3 up to 95 MB/Sec Flash Card (P-SDX128U395-GE) . I panned an indoor scene and watched the focus adjust, and, after one big focus hunt right at the beginning, the LX10 did a very nice job, pulling from 10ft focus to less than a foot at the end of the pan, and stopping right on focus of the close object without hunting. Pretty impressive. Other points of comparison: *LX100. I briefly owned and returned the LX100 before buying the LX10 as it was just too big for the every day carry role. Further, the effective resolution due to sensor crop on the LX100 was a disappointment in the few test images I took, and the default JPEG settings left me flat, which surprised me given my preference for Pany standard JPEGs. *LS100. Own this camera for work, and the 10x zoom is really handy, but the slower lens shows indoors, even wide open. There are many more features to test and that will be fun, but, net, for me, the LX10 is the better choice, given priority for indoor or low light outdoor shots. I'll continue to use my GM1 and Olympus EM5 m4/3 cameras with appropriate lenses for the more challenging shots (e.g., the 2015 All Star Game, where 300mm zoom was essential paired with the EM5), or the LS100 where I need quick access to more zoom range outdoors, but the LX10 is now my EDC camera, especially when I know I'll want a mix of indoor + outdoor, or just indoor. Highly recommended if your priorities are similar.

[Update 2026: Still working great and if you check DPReview and compare image quality to new compact cameras, still holds up, largely indistinguishable from L10, RX100-7.] I purchased and directly compared the LX10 to the Sony RX100 III ($200 more) and the Sony a6000 (similar price with stock zoom lens), shooting the same scenes minutes apart, using ~out of the box JPEG because when I take 1500 photos on vacation, I am not going to spend the time to process Raw images. I did read the manuals and made minor adjustments to the factory presets to maximize image quality. I examined all photos at 100% crop. All three cameras produced great photos. However I kept the LX10 because it was as sharp or sharper in general to both Sonys under standard daylight conditions (cloud and sun) and in low light (dawn, dusk) it was definitely sharper than either Sony, primarily because the faster lens allowed lower ISO and smaller aperture, and the image stabilization is superb and allows sharp photos even at shutter speeds well under 1/60 sec. The a6000 would probably deliver better image quality/detail under low light conditions if I was willing to spend many thousands of dollars on comparable fast zoom lenses and carry them around, but I am not. Since taking the LX10 on vacation, I have come to appreciate that some features of the LX10 that are not available on the two Sonys are truly helpful, i.e. touch screen to focus, and 4K video. I also felt the colors were truer on the LX10 though that is modifiable in-camera for all of them. Cons of LX10: the Lumix Leica lens was not quite as consistent as the Sony Zeiss lens across the frame with some aberration noted at frame edges with the lens wide open; however stopping down the lens essentially eliminated that problem, and again the image stabilization makes that possible. I purchased 3 different LX10 cameras to see if manufacturing tolerances were to blame and found all to be similar in that regard though not identical. Difficult to add hood and filters. Purple streaking: I did see this on a few pictures out of ~1500, bright overcast skies. I bought a screen protector and case and both work well. The case adds more grip also. Update 2 years later: still think this is a great camera. In the photo set, LX10 vs a6000 are photos 1-4; LX10 vs RX100 III are photos 5-8. Photo 1: LX10, ISO 80, f4.5, 1/20. 2: a6000, ISO 320, f5.6, 1/80. 3: LX10, ISO 80, f4.5, 1/15. 4: a6000, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/80. Photo 5: LX10, ISO 80, f4.0, 1/13. 6: RX100 III, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/15. 7: LX10, ISO 80, f2.8,1/50. 8: RX100 III, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/25.

I've had this camera for awhile now, I shoot mostly video of concerts. Here are some quick thoughts: Pros: - It is really sharp and does A LOT better in low light than my giant Canon 7D. Even when the light is terrible, this camera will at least get you a usable picture, even if it is a bit splotchy. - The articulating screen works great so I can keep the camera at chest level and not annoy people around me - There is a lot of customization you can do, it took me awhile to figure out that I could actually make the focus ring actually...control the manual focus, since it didn't do that by default. Cons: - This camera has a lot of features and it is the first thing I've owned where I actually had to read the manual. The main problem I have is I wish there was a mode you could put the camera in that would hide/remove ALL the features that could be easily done in post, via Photoshop or the Video Editor of your choice. When I'm trying to get to a setting I actually need, I have to wade through so many options that I'm never going to use. I really don't care about "artistic" modes, I can do all that later on in software if I'm shooting in RAW. Yes, those functions are useful in some cases, especially if travelling, but it would be nice to hide all of them and simplify the menus greatly. Many times I've accidentally bumped one of the functions and end up in some crazy mode that takes me awhile to get back out of. - The camera needs to be babied a bit. I've already had to ship the camera back for repair due to water spots showing up on the inside of the lens, and the lens cover was getting stuck. I took it on one trip and didn't subumerge it, yet shooting near the mist of a waterfall messed the camera up.

(Update) Came back from Alaska after using this camera. For context I'm a professional Photographer/Filmmaker but I don't want to lug my DSLR or even Mirroless bodies on trips, I want something small, quick and full of features. The LX10 did not disappoint. Even in 2019 this camera is a beast. The bokeh is gorgeous, extremely sharp lens, handles noise at high ISO very well not until you get around 3,000ISO where you notice anything. If you're looking for an affordable advanced point and shoot with a flip screen in 2019 I just don't see how you beat the LX10 especially at this price point. Only thing that sucks is the handheld video. Tripod it's great but handheld is shaky. The actual 4K quality is phenomenal, but if you're walking or on a boat your iPhone is gonna have better stabilization. Photo's though, will blow you away. For the money you can't beat the LX10. The image quality is absolutely phenomenal on par or possibly better than the RX100. The touch screen/menu is definitely far superior and easy to use. You can customize a ton of buttons and touch screen menus to get it setup just how you like. Touch to Focus/Shoot is fantastic and works just like my Nikon D500. It's not as slippery to me as others have mentioned but do be careful. The selfie mode with the flip screen is great, I was worried about the focal length as some YouTubers mentioned it's pretty zoomed in but if you hold your hand out straight you will everything from the chest up, it's about the same as my iPhone XS Max when using the front facing camera. Also you can touch the screen in selfie mode to take a photo which is nice. 4K video is great as mentioned. I got this for $497 on Amazon and Panasonic included 3 year warranty if I ordered before 3/31/2019 which was awesome. This camera fits perfectly between my iPhone and my D750 and for traveling this is going to a great companion!

I love it, and I want to love it more, but...I got this camera to take hiking. It's very weighty and does not fit that well in the palm of my hand. But I would sacrifice that for awesome pics. One issue I'm finding is that the touch screen will change settings while I'm carrying it in my hand. I guess my hand is randomly touching the sensitive settings and strange settings are changed and saved. I'm not a novice photographer and have many other SLR's, but this one is throwing me for a loop! It's like learning a whole new language with all the little setting icons. I need reading glasses for work and do not use them while hiking, but now I have to take readers in order to see and decipher the multiple settings. I also specifically got this camera cos it was highly rated for action shots and low light. I hike with my dogs in the dusk of morning and wanted to capture their joy with this camera. I am disappointed in the quality of these types of photos. I have tried every "pre-set" for these occasions and manual options and still have trouble getting a clear action shot. I'm sad that my cell phone takes clearer action shots than my Lumix. The video is amazing tho! I like that the camera is not all plastic and feels heavy duty. I researched online to see if I could find those sweet settings that would improve the action shots and the low light shots, but to date have not found any suggestions to help. I spent too much money to give up, but I'm frustrated that the shots I got the camera for are lacking. I would love to find an in depth technical course to take specifically on this camera, but again still searching.

***UPDATED - Beware, I returned this item months ago and they still haven’t processed my refund although it was received and the return was processed - agents tell me it’s being refunded - just go to Best Buy Started return 12/15 and it's the second week of Feb still haven't gotten my money back***While this is a decent camera, I was expecting more for the price. It's overpriced. I didn't get to see this in person (in a store), before purchasing so I was taking a chance. The camera itself is extremely small, which is probably a good thing for many users, but I found it to be too small for my liking and I decided to return. Unfortunately, now I don't have the camera OR the $650 I paid for it.

I'm writing this review mostly about warranty policy. I bought this camera as a "pocket camera", a camera that I could carry around in my pocket and take out as the circumstances or need arose. I do a lot of street photography. Size and speed of focus were prime considerations. In that regard, it has performed adequately, though not well. Pictures taken with care and time have come out well, but those taken quickly and on the run are often not as sharp as I would have liked. I can't definitively say that there is a camera that would do a better job, but there's a lot of room in the market for a better competitor. Because I knew that it was going to lead an active life, I purchased an extended warranty through Amazon which included accidental damage coverage. Yesterday evening, I found that the lens covering mechanism would neither open nor close fully, rendering the camera unusable. Further, over the course of a little less than a year of use, dust and lint had begun to creep into the lens mechanism and could not be removed by cleaning the surface of the lens. The problem with the lens covering mechanism appears to be subtle, but mechanical in nature. In truth, I do not know whether it would be categorized as ordinary or accidental damage. It does not correspond to any specific accident. At any rate, Friday night, I called the Amazon-sold extended warranty provider. After giving them all my information (they are available 24x7), they informed me that the camera was still under warranty by Panasonic and that I would have to go through them first. (Usually, one is lucky when damage occurs under warranty, but not this time.) I called Panasonic support only to find that they are only open Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. (Which time zone, I don't even know). Their only published means of obtaining warranty support was to ship my camera to Texas (at my expense). And this for a repair that I didn't even know whether they would cover. I also made several unsuccessful attempts to create a web-based repair ticket. Their site was unresponsive (or should I say, it responded by bringing me back to the same web page where I could unsuccessfully try again.) To me, this level of support is unsatisfactory. 1) they should have more availability than weekdays, 9-5. 2) repairs should not require mailing a unit to Texas at one's own expense. Lord knows, there are plenty of competent repair faclities in New York, where I live, but they even had a web tool that offered to find the closest repair site to my zip code and all it could come up with was Texas. and 3) the possibility that my problem was not covered under warranty left me the possibility of mailing my camera to Texas (at my cost), being told that it was not repairable under warranty, waiting for it to be returned from Texas (at whose cost, I don't know), only then to have to deal with Amazon's extended warranty provider. And this, for a camera that I try to carry with me wherever I go. Just wholly unsatisfactory. And for the record, my rating is for the camera when it's working. Factoring warranty and support coverage into the rating would bring it down to two stars.

It took me about three months to choose between this camera, RX100 V, and the G7X Mark 2. I watched a bunch of video reviews and read a bunch of phototography/videography reviews. This is the best point and shoot camera on the market for several reasons, especially if you plan on vlogging with it. The reality is that most videos you watch on the LX10 has someone shooting it straight out the box that doesn't know how to use it. The autofocus is not as good as the RX100V, but it is not lacking as much as people would make it seem. I would say the majority of people who complain about the autofocus don't know how to use the camera. One of the biggest issues with the RX100 V that no one mentions is that it overheats when you try to shoot 4k and it also overheats when shooting at 1080 when you go 60FPS or higher. The LX10 can shoot up to 15 minute increments of 4k footage without overheating and you can continually shoot the footage back to back for as long as you like. The LX10 also has a touchscreen that RX100 V doesn't possess. The G7X can only shoot in 1080. By buying the LX10 you are basically future-proofing your ability to shoot in 4k/1080 for the next few years. The LX10 is half the price of its competitors and the only thing it is missing is super slow motion. You can still shoot slow motion videos (120 fps) with it and a host of other videos like stop motion. I have vlogged with it for the past few months and it is great. The best review of this camera can be found on YouTube by Maarten Heilbron. Watch this review of the camera and you will see why this is the best point and shoot camera currently on the market. The only things you need to add are a windscreen if you are shooting outdoors to ensure top notch audio and a ND filter which you can buy cheap. You can find both by watching a quick video on YouTube by Reha Alev. I bought this camera, the Lumix G7, and Olympus TG-870 for different reasons, but all for vlogging. I use and prefer the LX10 more than any other. I also bought a black silicone case for it off Amazon and cut a bit of the silicone off to fit the windscreen on top.

Fast delivery and all are good.

Great Camera.

Ya tengo 2 cámaras grandes y compré esta cámara por que quería una portátil con las capacidades de una cámara semi profesional. Por lo que he probado en un año, está excelente. La cámara toma fotos en RAW o en JPEG, el formato RAW ya es compatible con la app Fotos de Google por lo que puedes subirlas a la nube, y también el formato es compatible con Affinity Photo incluyendo la corrección del lente. Solo en After Shot Pro 3 la corrección del lente no está bien, aunque se puede hacer una calibración manual que queda por default por lo que solo se hace una vez así que tampoco es mayor problema. Por lo tanto, con respecto al formato RAW, es completamente funcional y compatible con el software que utilizo. La cámara permite pasar por wifi las fotos RAW al celular o tablet, esto no es posible en las cámaras sony, en las nikon tiene que ser de una sola foto a la vez, pero con esta cámara puedes pasar todas las fotos RAW juntas por lo que más práctico. Yo creo que todo está muy bien, el diseño, la calidad de los diales y botones, el anillo de control de la apertura, todo se siente premium, los botones son muy personalizables para ajustarse a tus preferencias además de poder configurar botones en la pantalla touch. El desempeño con poca luz es excelente tanto en fotografía como en video por el tamaño del sensor y el lente luminoso, la calidad del video de noche es excelente, con muy poco ruido, además tiene modo de video manual, pudiendo controlar apertura, velocidad (máxima de 1/30 s) e ISO totalmente manual. Personalmente yo no uso el modo de foto 4K ni el modo de múltiple enfoque, creo que estos modos son puro marketing, nunca he tenido la necesidad de usarlos, afortunadamente esos botones son configurables, en el botón 4K configuré el ISO y en el botón del post enfoque configuré el HDR. Algo que me sorprendió es que al girar la pantalla hacia enfrente entra automáticamente a un modo portrait con buenas opciones de filtros, además aún con luz de sol puedes usar f1.4 para hacer un desenfoque del fondo bastante aceptable, esto normalmente es un problema porque puede quemarse la imagen al entrar tanta luz, pero el obturador electrónico extiende al mecánico de 1/2000 hasta 1/16000 s y esto resuelve el problema, la calidad baja notando dientes de sierra si hacemos zoom a la selfie, esto es normal con los obturadores electrónicos, aún así, las selfies con esta cámara son muy superiores a las de mi celular por la calidad general, desempeño en baja luz y efecto de desenfoque. Algo que me sorprendió es que la distancia de enfoque mínimo es de 1 cm aprox, permitiendo hacer unas fotos macro excelentes obteniendo un desenfoque hermoso por el F1.4, por lo que se pueden tomar excelentes fotos a plantas, flores, texturas, miniaturas, etc. En el máximo zoom podemos hacer fotos con desenfoque decente hasta formato medio (cabeza más torso), sin embargo ya en cuerpo completo el desenfoque del fondo es muy ligero, por lo que ya no sirve para esta aplicación. Un problema menor es que la cámara tiene una pila de solamente 680 mAhr que a mi gusto se descarga muy rápido, ya me ha pasado salir de viaje y quedarme sin pila, afortunadamente se carga rápido desde el puerto micro USB, por lo q cualquier batería portátil USB resuelve este detalle. En conclusión, 99% satisfecho, prácticamente tiene todo lo que mis cámaras grandes tienen (a6000 y d7200) en una cámara pequeña, ligera y discreta que cabe dentro de la bolsa del pantalón o la chamarra. Pros: Tiene HDR, Bracketing con un solo toque (excelente), fotos RAW, estabilizador óptico aceptable, video manual, excelente desempeño con poca luz, excelente pantalla táctil con muy buena resolución y buena calidad de colores y nivel de negros, excelente para selfies, excelente para fotos macro, aceptable para retratos con zoom máximo (no se acerca a un 35 mm 1.8 en formato APSC pero aún así las fotos son bastante decentes), incluye los modos básicos de las cámaras semi profesionales (M, S, A, Auto), detección de caras y enfoque al ojo, calibración manual de balance de blancos super fácil. Perfectamente útil para fotos macro, paisajes y retratos hasta formato medio. Contras Obviamente por las características del lente no sirve para telefoto, la velocidad máxima de video es de 1/30 s lo cual es normal en casi todas las marcas pero en las Sony sí es posible ajustar la velocidad hasta 1 s o más, las velocidades de 1/10 o 1/15 crean un efecto muy dramático en video que me hubiera gustado estuviera incluido, la pila es muy pequeña, creo que debería ser de al menos 50% de mayor capacidad aunque al menos se carga rápido por el puerto USB, finalmente algo que sí me molesta es el control de exposición, solo funciona en modo A y S, en Manual se cambia automáticamente a 0 y no hay modo de cambiarlo, esto es molesto ya que al usar ISO Auto yo suelo ajustar la exposición en 0 en ambientes bien iluminados o en el exterior en el día, pero en ambientes poco iluminados o en el exterior de noche me gusta usar la exposición de -1/3 o -2/3 o hasta -1 dependiendo de las condiciones (lo cual permite usar ISO más bajos y obtener una mejor calidad), no entiendo porque no se puede cambiar la exposición en M, solo en A y S como comenté, esto no es normal, tanto mi cámara a6000 como la d7200 me dejan ajustar la exposición en M sin problemas.

I had this camera for a while, and it takes quality pictures. I dont like to have to do a "manual" process to add the date to photos, but so far , so good.

I purchased to use as a lighter weight camera on my hikes rather than hauling around my heavier DSLR. I like the that it has a quicker lens which makes taking pixs in the woods so much simpler. It has a ton of features, most of which I won't use. The only negative things I have to say, based on my short possession time, is the touch screen and really small printing on the users manual. I suspect that somewhere in that small print is how to turn of the touch screen. I took both my cameras out for a test run and this performed well. When my DSLR wanted to use the flash, this one didn't. Like point and shots, framing a shot can be annoying but some simple post shot editing should suffice. It has a lot of features that may not appeal to the average user but it is nice to have them available should you wish to play around with them. It was the quicker lens that sold me. *** Edit. Other reviewers mention the short battery life and I have to mention it. After only 200 pics, the batteries died. I use pretty generic settings, took no 4K video clips, and nor did I leave it on for any significant length of time. While it is chargeable by either plugging into a wall socket adapter or USB port, those only apply if you have access to power. If you are planning on going camping or hiking then you will want to consider purchasing extra batteries and the associated charger port. Because of this, I lowered my rating to four from five. I am still enjoying the camera and carry it whenever I am out and about.