- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3
- 10 MP
- 4x f/2.8
- 1/1.8" CCD
- 2.8" LCD
Released January, 2012
Conclusion Check out the Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3
First reviewed January, 2012
Features Key features of the Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3
10 MP
1/1.8"
Rated 100% by by herman-burnett (Jun, 2012)Not one to gush over cameras but this one fit my needs to a T.Build is great,controls are excellent and IQ is outstanding.
wide angle lens
D-LUX V-Lux 3 by Gone-Bananas--GoneBananas (Jan, 2013)As of now, this is working fine and I love the camera which is perfect for a traveler like me who would miss countless pictures if I had to switch lenses constantly.
D-LUX V-Lux 3 by P.-Laird (Feb, 2012)The zoom is incredible, the basic operations are simple (most of them - I'll get to that in a moment), the photos are wonderful, the battery holds a charge for a long time.
aperture size
D-LUX V-Lux 3 by doctim11 (Aug, 2012)She is doing close up / macro nature pics and this camera WILL focus down to 1cm away from the subject.
zoom range
| 0x | 10x    | 10x |
D-LUX V-Lux 3 by doctim11 (Aug, 2012)We have had super-zoom single lens SLR's in the past and then got rid of them because they did everything mediocre, not this camera, it does everything well.
body size
106 x 56 x 26 mm
152 x 116 x 76 mm
117 x 81 x 65 mm
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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HD video -
26 mm -
220 g -
106 x 56 x 26 mm
cons
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f/2.8 -
2.8" -
207 k dots -
1/1.8" -
HD video -
3,200 ISO -
2 fps -
10 MP -
The screen is fixed in place -
No automatic HDR -
No automatic stitching -
Dec, 2011 -
Won't have that film look -
1/2000 s
Reviews Word on the street
 |   Rated by 18 users at amazon.com Rated 20% by by Silesian  Rated 100% by by Jay (Jan, 2013) Rated 100% by by mrskbg--mrskbg (Mar, 2012) |
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Screen
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 80% by by P.-Laird (Feb, 2012)I have looked at the manual a dozen times, played around with the on-screen menus repeatedly... and I STILL cannot figure out how to get to the flash mode settings.
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by Gone-Bananas--GoneBananas (Jan, 2013)Initially, there was a problem with display in that photos would not appear in the LED screen after they had been snapped.
Lens
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by doctim11 (Aug, 2012)12.1mb is adequate for our needs and the Leica lens is OUTSTANDING.
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by Jay (Jan, 2013)Leica V-LUX3 a "CLONE" of a Panasonic DMC-FZ150K ?????????I found from looking on the Leica Website and various on-line reviews that the Japanese made Leica lenses take 40 minutes for each element to be individually ground, polished and tested then the 1 to 4 coatings are added, (this camera has 14 lens elements) on Leica made imported machines, whereas the Panasonic models use mass production techniques on their own machines to a (minimum).
Flash
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 80% by by P.-Laird (Feb, 2012)unlike EVERY other digital camera I have ever owned, the process of setting up the mode for the built-in flash is completely nonintuitive.
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by mrskbg--mrskbg (Mar, 2012)Wish the flash was included and the correct card so I'd be ready to shoot out of the box and have no doubt what card to buy.
Photography
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by David-H.-Mead (Nov, 2012)I got this camera for travel when I don't want to carry my Nikon DSLR.
Type
Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 | Rated 100% by by Jay (Jan, 2013)The CCD's are made by different manufacturers, the ones for the Leica brand are all tested but the Panny ones are only spot checked, differences in lens quality and coatings and firmware make for better colours and fewer aberrations at wide apertures.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Nikon 1 J1 Fastest rapid fire mode Nikon 1 J1 vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 2 | Canon EOS 5D Mark III Largest sensor Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 3 | Canon Powershot S100 Wide angle lens Canon Powershot S100 vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 4 | Nikon Coolpix P7700 Create realistic 3D images Nikon Coolpix P7700 vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 5 | Canon EOS M Most detailed video recording mode Canon EOS M vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 6 | Canon PowerShot G1X 3-way tie: Has a flip out screen Canon PowerShot G1X vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
 | 7 | Canon PowerShot G12 Best macro lens Canon PowerShot G12 vs Leica D-LUX V-Lux 3 |
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July 12, 2012
Time exposure: can d lux 3 take a 30 min night time star track
Interested in getting the star patterns
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