- 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 V-Lux 40
- 14 MP
- 20x f/3.3
- 1/2.5" CMOS
- 3" LCD
Released May, 2012
Rated 100% by by sevenzeroseven (Jul, 2012)Another really fun feature is that you can take a photo with the touchscreen!
Conclusion Check out the Leica V-Lux 40
First reviewed May, 2012
Features Key features of the Leica V-Lux 40
14 MP
1/2.5"
Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)The Leica V-LUX 40's 20x zoom lens provides a very versatile focal length of 24-480mm in 35mm terms, as demonstrated below.
megapixels
| 0 MP | 10 MP    | 20 MP |
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)This particular Leica offers a new 15.3-megapixel 1/2.33-inch CMOS sensor, which outputs 14.1 effective megapixel stills, Full HD 1920x1080 pixels video with stereo sound.
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 14 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 5.5Mb.
sensor size
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)For low light shots, the Leica's slightly modest light sensitivity settings run the gamut from a standard issue ISO100 to ISO3200, which is not exactly over-egging the pudding.
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)Predictably you'll want to stick at ISO800 to avoid any noise entirely, but ISO1600 and ISO3200 setting are still reasonably usable in terms of sensor performance, with the image, though slightly grittier, not degrading to a disquieting extent.
wide angle lens
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m. Forced Off - Wide Angle (24mm).
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)The Leica V-LUX 40 offers a Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 3cms away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle.
aperture size
V-Lux 40 by C.-Sproat--CSproat (Apr, 2013)The macro is fantastic as well...wanna take a close up of that bird 2 a block away?
zoom range
| 0x | 3.8x | 20x |
V-Lux 40 by sevenzeroseven (Jul, 2012)I live in New York, and I love taking photos of buildings and architecture - the zoom is unbelievable!
V-Lux 40 by honest. (Jun, 2012)VERY GOOD PRICE TOO WITH Adobe Photoshop AND THAT BIG ZOOM -{24-480} GREATS ONE IN BOX WITH GPS TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE TAKE PIC.
body size
105 x 59 x 28 mm
131 x 97 x 73 mm
111 x 68 x 46 mm
V-Lux 40 by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)Do they transcend what a pocket camera is usually capable of or play true to form?
V-Lux 40 by rick (Dec, 2012)i bought it solely on the reviews of others, sight unseen , but if your remotely considering a quality compact camera be sure to check the vlux40 out as i don't think you will be disapointed.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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HD video -
Fewer buttons, interact directly with menus -
10 fps -
Records the location of your photos automatically -
HD video -
Create slow motion video -
28 mm -
210 g -
105 x 59 x 28 mm
cons
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f/3.3 -
20x -
14 MP -
The screen is fixed in place
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 14 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by rick (Dec, 2012) Rated 100% by by Captmklk |
Lens
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)It's also much sharper than competing compacts when it comes to maintaining detail across the focal range, though inevitably there is still occasional softness when shooting near the telephoto end, and using the camera handheld.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by sevenzeroseven (Jul, 2012)When they say 20x optical zoom - that is what it means - and it means it adds up to 480mm.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by sevenzeroseven (Jul, 2012)When I found out that the zoom is better than the Nikon 70-300mm lens I had [that cost $650, whole Leica cost $700] - I couldn't help myself to find out how and why this compact point.
Zoom
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)It's a premium-feel metal construction travel zoom, shorthand for the fact that it incorporates a very usefully broad 20x optical reach.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by sevenzeroseven (Jul, 2012)I like to shoot flowers and bugs and zoom in on anything I can to grab detail.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)In video mode the zoom can also be utilized and adjusted once recording has commenced, thankfully.
Photography
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by C.-Sproat--CSproat (Apr, 2013)Omg...this thing is fantastic....my husband did a lot of research over a year, and bought a Sony NEX6.... He was over the moon about it.....And then I got this baby.....imagine the look on his face when he realized his ditz of a wife inadvertently bought a better camera than his...har har har....But enough with the back biting.....The most surprising aspect to me is that the image represented in the viewfinder is what you get as a picture!
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by CaptmklkCarrying a big bulky DSLR is almost like having a baby with you.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by rick (Dec, 2012)we had a pelikan 1010 micro case from some adventure and it seemed it might work as protective case for travel or storage.
Screen
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)That being said we consistently found that alternating between both 'hard' and 'soft' controls can work well in terms of speeding up access to essential functions - with virtual finger tap driven options such as touch shutter and touch focus literally on hand if you need them.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by Mark (Jan, 2013)It takes great photos and videos and the 3" screen is a nice size.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)Like its Panasonic doppelganger the screen is also a touch screen, though that isn't immediately obvious from the small operational icons displayed, or indeed the dimensions of the monitor itself.
Video
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 80% by by Photography Blog (Oct, 2012)Over and above this, Leica is bundling Photoshop Elements 10 and Adobe's video package Premiere Elements 10 on CD Rom with the camera, to take some of the sting out of the predictably steep £550 UK asking price.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by rick (Dec, 2012)the video generated was easily put into pe10 for editing purposes.
Leica V-Lux 40 | Rated 100% by by rick (Dec, 2012)i'm anxious to see if the full hi-def video generated will make my current canon vixia hfs 11 obselete, right now i'm thinking not.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Fastest lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 2 | Panasonic Lumix ZS20 2-way tie: Shoots high speed video Panasonic Lumix ZS20 vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 3 | Pentax K-5 II Largest sensor Pentax K-5 II vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 5 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V 2-way tie: High resolution Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 6 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Self cleaning sensor Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 7 | Olympus TG-820 Highest resolution screen Olympus TG-820 vs Leica V-Lux 40 |
 | 8 | Leica D-LUX 5 3-way tie: Long long exposure D-LUX 5 vs V-Lux 40 |
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October 24, 2012
Image Qaulity of the Sony Cybershot dsc-Rx100 Compact Digital Camera
I have a leica d-lux 6 and a sony cybershot dsc-rx-100 and the Sony RX-100 is far superior. the sony produces far sharper and more defined photos and i even prefer them to my fuji x100 and is...
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Which camera (price is not so important)
I am more a beginner and would like to know the image quality of the leica v lux 40, I have seen pictures from the sony nex 5 n which I liked but I found the pictures from leica d lux 5 almost a...
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I want to know about difference between these two camera.
I want to know basic difference bs of between these panasonic tz 30 and leica v-lux 40 and canon powershot sx 260 . in term of hardware and image quality.
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