Panasonic Lumix LX100 - My thoughts in 2020
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- The original Lumix LX 100 has been out for a while now and with such a low price on the market now, I think that it is a very nice option to go for, for what it's capable of. I have this camera for quite a few years now and though I've made a video about this camera about three or four years ago, the past few years I really started to like this camera a lot! I have used it for both personal and professional projects. I think that for the price and the quality and features, it is still a very good options to go for. However, there are also some downsides to this camera that can be dealbreakers to many as well and I also have discussed about this in the video.
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This camera was never meant to be a professional’s one and only tool. That being said this camera is great, and more capable than any 35mm camera from the film days. If your photos aren’t pleasing to you don’t blame the camera.
I have the mark 2 version. It is now my every day camera even though I also have LUMIX and Olympus MFT cameras and a slew of medium format film cameras. I like this camera because it is compact, has a fixed fast moderate zoom (all I ever use), and best of all has physical (dial or ring) control for the things that matter most to me: aperture, shutter speed, under/over exposure, and aspect ratio. The only thing missing is a tilt screen, which I don’t use much on my other cameras. Of course I’m not a professional and I rarely print larger than 5x7, though this camera can go much, much larger.
I had this camera twice. Always love it. The image actually very sharp I think due to the “Leica” lens. Lots of details. Due to the low pixel, some details may lost but not a major issue. The white balance is a problem, needs time to photoshop. 4K is great, till today 2021x when I am looking at the 4K image from 2014, it’s still very sharp and color is great.
Wow, thank you for sharing your story and experience about the camera, really much appreciated. Yeah, this camera is still a great camera that will still produce great results at the end of the day. For the price, size, quality and functionalities that this camera offers, it's really hard to beat! :-) I am glad that you still like your's and thank you very much again for watching and for sharing your story/experience. Sorry for such a late reply but I hope you have a great time and have fun shooting! :-)
I’m pretty sure you can set the zoom to return to the previous focal length in the camera settings. Great review btw!
How?
Thanks for the review and covering details not posted on other lx100 reviews!
It was more of my opinion video than a review really, haha~~ But you're welcome and I am glad that you found it helpful. :-) I wish you a great time and have fun shooting:-)
I have several cameras and my favorite being the Xt3. I use my LX100 all the time! Love this camera
Yes, the LX100 is still a great camera, thanks for sharing and for watching.☺️ Hope you have a good time and have fun shooting ☺️☺️
The only thing stopping me from getting a used version of this camera is the dust on the sensor issue. Tell me, is there any Lumix LX camera that doesn't have this issue? Thanks. Appreciate your review, but it's discouraging in another way. Also, what about 11x14 enlargements? Can the LX100 do that?
I bought this camera in local shop for 270 eur a few months ago. Actually, for this price is hard to find something better. I wanted to learn more about photography and videography and the price was good. This is my first camera. Picture details is not better than a modern flagship smartphone (Iphone, huawei, samsung). However, it has better versatility in controls. I finally started to understand basics how to shot an image not just snap and go. For the price is still good and the build quality is great however the dust issue still concerns me. So, for 2020-2021 lx100 is ok however, in the near future I would like to upgrade to something more future proof.
From where do u learn photography?
If picture quality is not better than smartphone photo, than something goes wrong with the camera or photographer 😂
wow I cant believe someone just talks about LX100 in 2020. I mean there is the 2nd generation and tons of newer models from the likes of sony. I still use my Lx100 for 4k recording and timelapse. I agree that for portrait it's not very impressive, but for landscape it's good too.
I think there are still quite a few people who are still talking about as well as looking into this compact camera because of the low price tag that the camera offers and for the feature sets that this camera still delivers. :-) I think that for landscape, its really only good when the images aren't printed big and/or only posted on social media as the colour depth isn't really there yet and the details are also not really there~~ But that is just my opinion though~~
Thanks for watching and sharing your opinion. Wish you a great time and have fun shooting. :-)
I’m here in 2021 :) looking at these camera, for the first time, as they still sell them new
I recently started using my LX100 again (Christmas pictures). Didn't realize how much I miss this camera.. def will check out your first video. Wish this camera had more accessories though! (oh btw, downloaded the book will def take some tips from there! oh fyi, you spelled edition wrong on the first page).
What about the caption shot of the wet LX100, is that yours? Any thoughts on WR?
The photo is indeed mine but the camera was not weather sealed. I had the camera to take time lapse at the balcony before I went out to do groceries and it started raining really hard and when I came back, it was really wet. But it’s still working perfectly fine ☺️
About dust. I have the camera in a very small "camerabag". I put the camera itself in a new small plastic breadbag. Old plastic can be dusty itself.
I try to blow away dust also, with my mouth. Then I wait a little before I switch off the camera.
I bought the camera new. After a year a black big thin rubberring came out of the lens-system.
I went back to the camerashop. It was sent from Norway to repairshop in Polen. No cost for my.
There have been no dust in my camera.
I use the camera only for foto.
I like it. ☺️
I think the problem of mediocre quality photos is more related to increased ISO values. Basically increased more than the least possible. I have shot portraits with this camera using good quality lights and the outcome was surprising! Apart from cases of having great lighting situations , I have never been impressed by the quality of the photos coming out of it. The same stands for video, though things are much more forgiving in this area. It's much easier to get great video quality, as long as you don't push it much by trying to flatten the profile through the menu. Always try to get the image you envision straight from the LX-100, trying to post process the clips is very destructive.
Thank you for sharing your experience and I can definitely relate with you in a lot of situations that you've mentioned. Of course the sensor isn't very good especially when using high ISO but I think another problem that bothers me more is even in good lighting condition, the details aren't really there and I will need to bring them out later in post (extra time consumption right there) and then the skin tones is horrible with this camera and many times it is almost impossible to fix in post because the colour depth is not that great with this sensor. But yeah, those would be my main complaints with this camera regarding the image quality side of things. Thank you very much for sharing and for watching. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting.
I just bought one for holidays secondhand for 265 euro. I lso own an EM1.2, GH4 and interested in the rumoured G9-II. Lots of lenses. But for a trip with the family lugging that around is just to uncomfortable. I just got the message I can pick it up so I am on my way now. And...12,7 MP....that is really fine. And if not, I will pick up a LX100 MarkII some day if this one is to my liking.
Your thumbnail shows the LX100 soaking wet. Ever had any issues? I’m guessing you’d clean the lens barrel before retracting it again like this
I just wiped the barrel off with cloth and just retracted the lens (by turning it off). No problems ever occurred since. :-)
Thank you for this review. It is not very often that one can read / see / hear a review of a camera after some years usage. I can buy an LX100 for 180 €. I think I will do, although the lens flare makes me hesitate.
I think that it really depends on what you will be shooting most of the time, if most of the time you will be shooting not directly into the sun light or any source of light that would cause flaring, then this is totally okay. The image quality and the video quality coming out of this camera is really nice. For 180 euros and the image quality that you are getting as well as the video quality that you are getting, there is not much out there that can deliver nice as quality as this one. But of course the annoying part is the dust can get on to the sensor very easily and that flaring... but if you are patient, then this is still a good camera to have :-)
€180 and hesitating? I’d jump on that just to have a spare! I love my LX100.
Mi è appena arrivata, ma ho notato che una volta spenta la funzione istogramma e griglia si riposiziona in off. Come mai? Grazie
Hello
I liked your videos and camera reviews very much. I choosing my first camera. I was interested in mirrorless cameras because of the size.
Now I am considering buying a Canon m50. For the same price, I can take the Fujifilm X-T1 or Lumix LX100. What advice would you give to a beginner? Maybe there are less obvious cameras in this budget?
Canon attracts with a large selection of lenses. And m50 is newer than X-T1 it LX100.
I want a camera just for photography. I'm not really interested in videos.
I personally would go with the m50 because of the smaller form factor, the image quality as well as the features on both photography and videography side of things. Furthermore, good quality budget lenses are more available on the canon side (especially if you buy the ef to ef-m adapter). Smaller form factor also means that you will more likely be carrying it to more places thus coming back with more memorable pictures.
Having said that, even though the LX100 is also small but the dust can easily get inside onto the sensor and because you cannot take the lens out, it's hard to get rid of the dust. However, the dust is not always there...Furthermore, if you like taking photos and/or videos of people/portraits, the skin tones are horrible when compare to the xt-1 and m50.
If you are only into photography and like more of a vintage look (not only the camera style but the images as well) then the xt-1 is great for you. The images are still sharp and it also has weather sealing as well.
So you have to weight pros and cons now on which features you will need more for what you are going to do. I hope that helps somewhat. I hope you have a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting:-)
@@DavidCuhls Thank you very much. I'll buy m50!
You're welcome! congrats in advance on your decision and on the future camera! Hope you stay safe, enjoy shooting and have a great time!:-)
I was so disappointed after buying a "like new" specimen with a "clear sensor" to find a boomerang shaped mark on the sensor! More than dust and on upper right third. Just too big to keep cloning out and even visible on the LCD as a faint smudge! Otherwise a beautiful camera! Shame that there is definitely an issue with dust on this model-though if you read about other compact cameras with zooms similar in design, they have reports from users of occasional similar issues too. Luckily there was a 14 day return window so replaced. It's a shame that a design flaw spoils it.
Yeah, I think a lot of people who uses this camera can relate but thank you for sharing your experience and yeah, luckily you were able to change it.
Have fun shooting :-)
@@DavidCuhls hi, im thinking of buying this camera second hand and am worried about this issue. can you recommend me any tips to test when byuing the camera and making sure there aren't these types of issues? (also do the dust smudges go away after some time? i can leave with them temporarily)
Great. the dust thing happened to me too. But the camera it's great
Yeah, the dust issue is very annoying and it's even more annoying that they don't release any firmware to try to work around the issue like some other camera companies do...
my friend just bought this while getting into photography so i kinda wanna buy it to help teach her how to use it, plus it’ll be a nice addition to my collection :D
Yeah, this camera is actually a nice camera to add into collection and it will still deliver great over results as well in such a tiny size. :-) That's also very nice of you that you want to teach your friend photography, I think it's really great. :-) Thank you very much for watching and also for sharing your story, very much appreciated. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Zoom resume works. I use the ring to fine adjust shutter speeds between stops. And instead of a flip screen on the street I use my iPhone connected to the camera by the Panasonic app and control it on the phone.
I love taking pictures of sunsets and sunrises, so you are saying with this camera it will always over expose the sun up like that?
In my experience, the camera tends to over expose the scene by a bit but if this will be your main camera then you can get used to underexposing the shots with the exposure compensation dial on top. :-) Furthermore, I only explained it from the way I shoot, maybe from the way you shoot or how other people shoot, the results could be different as well as it really depends on the scene. :-) Nonetheless, it is still a great camera and you can also set it to full manual to fits your needs :-)
You guys.... Digital era
Panasonic should update the software for LX100. I am quite sad that the picture quality is not as good as iPhone XR now. However, if I use software to sharpen the photos, the sharpness comes quite close to XR, especially in low light conditions. It's a pity that this Panasonic LX100 is a beautiful design; however, the picture quality does not match its larger sensor (M43). Agree with you. A lot of details are gone when the LX100 images are shown on a PC monitor and compared to the iPhone XR. The good thing about using the iPhones and other smart phones' cameras is that the phone companies update their camera apps and algorithms, but Panasonic makes me feel like that their cameras eventually turn into an orphan.
Yeah, I totally agree with you on this point as well. Thanks for sharing
Ay 16:34 you arrive at the grim dilemma of sensor dust. The telescoping lens sucks in air every time the camera is activated or one operates the zoom. Dust particles, lint, pollen, and grit get inhaled through the turret seams and eventually find their way to the sensor. In my experience, the particles seem to bond to the sensor, whether by electromagnetic charge or other form of adhesion. The worst ones don't seem to go away and blight any picture that includes a sky or bright surface with blobs and specks. One cannot simply unscrew the lens and clean the sensor. To disassemble the camera, clean the sensor, and then put it back again is not an easy task and might expose the camera innards to even more dust. Some people report that they deal with dust by putting a vacuum cleaner nozzle over or near the lens while extended, but that hasn't worked for me. New, the LX100 is priced around $600 and the LX100 ii at around $900. That is too much if one plans to use the camera a lot in this dirty world and tote it in linty pockets or bags, which will guarantee dust spots within a year, and just as the warranty expires. This is not a camera to buy used, no matter the discount, unless one can be certain it is as good as new and has a very low shutter count. Something like a used Lumix GX85 and 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens will be about as cheap, offer better image stabilization, and have a sensor that is easy to clean. The tradeoff would be fewer control dials, more reliance on the menu for manual controls, and possibly the added cost of a lens faster than the kit version. But that cost is far less than to pay for professional sensor cleaning or the cost of a botched DIY attempt.
By the way, what you observe as moiré may be the zebra lines that indicate where highlights may to over-exposed or blown out.
I've had this camera since about 2015. Mine started to accumulate dust on the sensor, I think dust got in when I used it at the beach in Hawaii. The dust spots got more pronounced as more dust got inside. It's been unused since I had no idea what to do until I called a camera repair shop where I live in LA. The shop said don't attempt to do a DIY repair since it may get worse and the sensor focus needs recalibration. I agree. The repair is going to cost $150 but considering this is one of my favorite travel cameras I will absorb the cost. The shop told me to store the camera in a ziplock bag and never in a pocket, as that contributes to dust getting inside. So this gives you a typical repair cost and ways to store the camera to minimize dust reentering.
I've been using this camera for ten years and never had a dust problem
I've been using this camera for ten years and never had a dust problem
I've been using this camera for ten years and never had a dust problem
I've been using this camera for ten years and never had a dust problem
Thanks for an informative video. The only matter I would address is that the camera has a zoom resume option. Perhaps this should be the default.
Thank you for watching and for the comment, the camera does have the function but it does not go to the exact point where it left off... By exact point, I really mean the exact mm point focal length... This is a huge problem when trying to shoot long time-lapses with long pauses in between as sometimes I either have to crop in a little or I loose a bit of the focal length... It is really frustrating
Hello. I have a Nikon D3300 + Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 DSLR. The photos are beautiful but the equipment is terribly heavy. Will the Canon g7x work as a second day camera, for trips or for a portrait? Will the photos be much worse than the SLR? I usually do portraits and street photos. Sometimes a birthday party at home in good light. Thanks for all the advice.
Hi, I think that the g7x will be a good second camera but for portrait it really depends on which priority you'll have. If what you are looking for is high dynamic range as well as good blurry background feature, then the g7x is really not going to compare to the bigger APSC sensor of the D3300 that you have with the 2.8 lens... That being said, if you don't always need a high blurry background for portraits and super high dynamic range, the g7x will be able to handle portrait just fine and the colour reproduction as well as the skin tones from the camera will be more than good enough in my opinion. It is a great camera and portable as well. But just keep in mind that it physically and technologically won't be able to deliver the same quality in certain fields as the bigger sensor cameras can... For that, maybe it is best to look at something like the RX1 camera where there is a much bigger sensor built in yet remains a compact cameras. The LX100 is also good to get that blurry background and also a high enough dynamic range but with the downside of the skin tones that you might have to edit the skin tones afterwards...
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Control and LCD : A tilting LCD + Dual ISO and SS command dial like in the X100V could be interesting?
The lens on the X100V is not really that good (quality-wise) and the I like the fix focal length but the focal length is not very practical and versatile either (I know that this is subjected to just my personal use and opinion). For the setup and the price of the X100V, I could just get the m50 with the 22mm STM and it would produce better colour depth and reproduction, better skin tones, sharper lens, better LCD, good enough controls and (MUCH) better autofocusing system for a few hundred euros less~~
It should have a stabilizable system of action camera is like Gopro. I think Panasonic should cooperate with Gopro to develop more higher quality cameras.
Thanks for review. I have this camera and I thought at one point I had horizon level in viewfinder but for some reason it doesn't show, do you know how to set it please?
I had it and sold it after a month.
It just wasn't there. Bought back a Ricoh GR which is unbeatable in image quality but I don't always want 28mm.
Yeah I actually can understand that... But thank you for watching and also for sharing your experience, very much appreciate it. :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I think panasonic menus are years ahead of canons or nikon. Much easier and intuitive. Good video tho
Question to LX100 (I and II) users! When I turn on my Lumix camera (TZ101), simultaneously pressing the Display button AND turning the Power switch, the camera is turning on right into Display mode, which is useful, when you don't want to record and your lens to be extracted, just to check your photos. Is this working the same for the LX100? This feature is not included in the offical manual but quite useful, I missed it from my previous old Canon until I managed to find out how it works here.
There seem to be an awful lot of negative points in your review. So in late 2020 / early 2021, is this still a good camera for carrying with you at all times, and for city break holidays - architecture, city scapes etc? Is a new GX880 better even though it lacks optical viewfinder and the kit lens is slower? (I wish the GM5 was still made, used ones are so rare to find)
Yeah, I do agree that it is still a great camera to carry out with you to take on a daily basis. I do still like this camera because of the overall package that it delivers and the type of images that you get out of it after post processing and the camera is also great for video use as well. However, there are of course many points that bothers me so much that turns this camera into a camera of contradictions. This is simply because, I love the form factor, I love the feature sets, I love what the images CAN turn out after post processing. I hate the colour reproduction, colour depth and the skin tones that this camera delivers with all my heart. This means that I would have to at least edit the images whether or not I want to just to make it look the very least natural. Of course this is a subjective topic but coming being a photographer who mainly shoots with Canon, Nikon and Fuji (both DSLRs, mirrorless and compacts), the colour reproduction, colour science and skin tones from this camera is just the worst part about this camera~~ But this is just my opinion. Thank you very much for watching and for sharing. Hope you have a great time and have fun shooting :-)
@@DavidCuhls I wonder if the Leica 7 has better skin tones.
@@DANTHETUBEMAN The Leica D-Lux 7 definitely has better skin tones in my opinion. Even though the camera was designed by Panasonic but the operating system (thus also the colour programme) is Leica's. So you can be sure that the colour science, colour renditions and the skin tones are closer to the usual Leica colour profiles than Panasonics. That said, being a design from the LX-100, this also means there is a huge flaw in the design which is how very easy it is for the dust to get on to the sensor. Otherwise, if you can pay the extra money on the Leica, I would highly recommend the Leica version over the Panasonic's purely for that colour science along would be worth it. I hope that helps somewhat. Thank you so much for watching, really appreciated it. :-) I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls I think the lx100-2 had a dust washer added to the lens. That would be a good addition. I wonder if a camera repair could retrofit one in to yours?
@@DavidCuhls I can't see any problems from you tube with your skin tones, but I'm not trained in photography
How much does the Lumix LX100 cost now? I think I bought it at roughly around $700 a few year ago
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Hii the store is selling the lumix dmcsd lx100k, is this the same? Because nothing appears (no reviews or CZcams videos) if I google 100K, just 100, i don't know why :/
I think that it might be best to ask the shop keeper or a stuff there to ask because when I searched for it, I got the same results. But if the camera looks the same and has the same features written on the description, then I also think that it is safe to assume that it's the same camera. I hope that helps a little, I hope you have a great time and have fun shooting. :-)
Maybe this is a good place to ask this question. I've got a DSLR (Eos 600d + Tamron 17-50 1.8) and I love picture quality but it's so large and it's hard to take it everywhere with me. I was thinking about selling it and buying myself a compact camera. The question is: will the downgrade of photo quality be huge? I use mostly auto mode and do not use lightoorm or any other software.
Did you mean the Tamron 17-50 f2.8? Honestly, I don't see why there would be a downgrade in image quality whatsoever. The sensors in modern compacts are superb, as are the lenses. The Leica 24-75 f1.7 lens on the Lumix LX100 for example is a great example. You'll likely find an increase in image quality with many compacts, depending on the lenses. I was the same as yourself, using DSLRs for years, I now favour compacts as they are easier to carry and therefore I take them to more places. There are plenty of compacts with interchangeable lenses if you so wish but like the LX100, you will likely still need to use a small camera bag to carry them. In my opinion one of the finest compact cameras is the Ricoh GR series. The newer GR series in particular. They house a superb large sensor, have a pin sharp mind-blowingly good lens (if you can live with a prime) and are still small enough to fit in a jacket pocket or a belt clip. I wish I had never sold mine.
@@fishmeister2625 of course I use Tamron 2.8. From some reason I keep writing this parameter wrong. I can afford aftermarket Lx100 mk1. I like the fact it is equipped with bright lens. I have never heard of Ricoh cameras. Do you thing it's better than Lx100 for casual photo shoots?
@@piotrkociecki5803 It depends on what type of photography you like to do. If you prefer candid / street / architecture / casual photography, the Ricoh GR (or GR II) is a fantastic camera. Bear in mind it's a prime lens, no zoom, but I have always preferred prime lenses. Here is a good review czcams.com/video/qyKkcqqZJIU/video.html Please bear in mind there is the older Ricoh GR cameras (GR Digital) and the newer GR models. Other good choices in the older second hand market are the Fujifilm X70 and the Fujifilm X100 series. If you want a zoom lens and don't mind the extra bulk, the LX100 is a great choice. Theses no harm in keeping your DSLR for some nice landscape/sports/wildlife images and buying a nice compact for a camera you can always have on you!
@@fishmeister2625 Ricoh isn't popular in my country and I couldn't find any aftermarket pieces. the new GR2 costs twice as much as aftermarket Lx100. What do you think of Canon G5/G7 and Sony Rx100 (mk 1/mk2)?
@@piotrkociecki5803 That's a shame, there is about £80-100 difference in my country between the two. I had an original Canon G7 about 15 years ago, solid well built camera that was great, I don't know what the newer models are like. I've never had any of the Sony RX100 series, I've heard very good things about them! Ultra compact, very good image quality and a nifty pop-up viewfinder! Great choice for street/candid shots + travel photography. Honestly, if you are considering the LX100 then you can't go wrong, I love the image quality from mine and it is certainly more compact than a DSLR. It fits nicely in a jacket pocket, but it is not ultra-compact. I would advise visiting a camera store and holding one to see what you think. I use mine wide open and never used the zoom, the lens extends quite far at full length. 24mm is however a nice focal length for my images so the zoom is redundant. Good luck with your choice! I know how difficult it can be!
I want to but my first camera manly to take photos and videos of my toddlers.
What would you reccomend panasonic or the canon g7x mark 2 ? Thank you?
If low light, smaller size, skin tones and autofocusing system means a lot to you then the g7s mark 2 is better for you. However, if you'd like to edit the RAW images and having better video quality in this price range of cameras, then the panasonic is better :-)
Thank you very much for your video, it makes me want to use it more !
Can you recommand 2 or 3 cameras to film myself at the piano or in concerts with my trio ? Thank you
I am glad you like it, thank you very much for watching. Regarding your questions, it really depends on your needs. If you want to record a concert, I do think you are much better off with maybe something like a Canon 70d with the the microphone and a lens of your choice that best fit your situation. Sure, the kit might be a little bit more expensive but it will have much better low-light performance, much more reliable autofocusing system (especially in lower lighting situations). However, if compact cameras within similar price range is what you are looking for, I would highly recommend the Sony RX 100 mark III as well as the Canon G7X. They are actually better in autofocusing are, better colour science, better skin tones, have better built in microphone as well and better in lowlight situations even though the lumix has bigger sensor. Of course, in terms of the video details at the highest recording resolution, the lumix will have a bit more details than the other two compact cameras. I hope these options were helpful to you. If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask at anytime. Otherwise, I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
@@DavidCuhls Thank you very much for your detailed response. The Canon 70d seems great but a bit big and it was released in 2013. I was thinking about the Sony A6400 maybe ! I dont' what you think about it for music ?
Anyway that was very nice of you to answer :)
Have a great day !
The a6400 is also a great camera but also much more expensive than the LX100 (that's why I tried to propose the options within similar price range). But if your budget is that much (because you'd still have to invest in proper lenses and many other accessories), then by all means, go for the a6400. The low light performance is great, sharper video quality than the LX100 yet still in a small form factor. The dynamic range is good but the skin tones is bad when compare to the 70d. That being said, it is still a much more complete package. :-)
@@DavidCuhls hehehe thanks again :)
In that budget I don't know any camera that would have good skin tone exept maybe Fugi Tx-4 ?
Even the X-T3 and the X-T2 will have better skin tones than the a6400 :-)
Thoughts on whether I should get this camera vs an older Fuji X100 series?
it depends on the look and the features you really need. If video is a strong point as well, a lighter body for traveling and overall more photography and filmmaking features, then the lx100 would be the way to go. However, if you want better skin tones, less dust on the sensor (the lx 100 catches a lot of dust on the sensor), better flaring controls, then the x100 series is better to go for :-)
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the camera I'm using right now. And yes it's way much better specs compare to my canon eos m3 and it works really well with my gimbal Ak2000s so I'm happy about it and check out my creation if you can differentiate if i made the video in manual mode or auto..😊
It has 12 mp. Why do you people use it for photography?
srsly im confused
A lot of times 12 mp is more than enough. Furthermore, it is not only about the amount of pixels but rather the quality of each pixels, how sensitive they are to light, the colour reproduction, the information it retains. Adding on, the lens is still good for stills photography and it allows a low aperture shooting as well. You can also push the RAW files quite a bit with this camera and for the price, it is really hard to beat. Of course, if you really need more pixels, then feel free to get higher pixels cameras. You know people are really crazy about 4k video quality saying how clear, sharp, high quality it is. UDH (4k), as the name suggests, it is only 8 megapixels-ish~~
So with the 12 megapixels sensor, effectively you still can crop in a lot and still print bigger than A1 print. So if you are going to need more resolution than that then this camera is not for you and you don't need to consider it. In that case then I wish you a great time, thanks for watching and have fun shooting. :-)
You can do a quick calculation: say, for simplicity, that the frame is quadratic. SQRT(12 mln) ~= 3500, SQRT(20 mln) ~= 4500. So as you can see: having almost twice as many pixels on the sensor means you get ONLY slightly more than a quarter of linear resolution increase.
So why not use 12m camera?
Did you have any dust issues? everyone says dusts gets into the sensor?
Yeah, I actually also mentioned it in the video as well that due to the lack of weather sealing, the lens will pump in air every time it zooms and power on/off. Therefore sucking in dust as well... That was one of the downsides to the camera actually....
Where's the video where you compare this to the g7?
I don't think I mentioned that I've made a video comparing the two cameras. I think I mentioned that I've made a video about the g7 and also about the the lx100 before in the past and have touched on a little comparison between the two cameras in those videos since I used to use both of them for both personal and professional work often.
some know what is approx the shutter life for this camera acording on Panasonic? i cant find this information, to value the purchase of secondhand...ty
It is estimated around 100,000 but it is also kind of hard to check for an accurate shutter count for this camera as different softwares will tell you different figure and so you just have to make an approximate from it yourself. That being said, usually cameras tend to last longer than the approximate shutter life that the manufacturer gave it~~
@@DavidCuhls Thank you very much for your quick response! I have seen that the camera itself can enter a "service mode" menu where you can check the number of "mechanical" shots among other things, it was to have a reference since it, i did not find any information about it.
Thank you !!
awesome video
Thank you for the compliment and also for watching! I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Do not agree with "how bad Lumix's menu system is" part of the review. It's never been a problem for me with my GX85, GX9, FZ2500 and LX 100.
Thank you for sharing your experience, very much appreciated it. :-) But as I also mentioned, this was just my thoughts based on how I used it... it never really meant to be a proper review because this video was based on how I use the camera.... Also, how one uses the camera is also very very subjective... when cameras, I expect them to adapt to me and not the other way around... so I usually find Canon, Nikon and Pentax menu system the easiest for me as I don’t have to scroll through/think where the settings that I want is located... I want to minimise the time of accessing the menu is little as possible and sadly (for the way I use/operate), lumix, Sony and fujifilm menus does not allow that for me... again, this is subjective, no photographer would use the cameras in their hand the same way other photographers would... and again, this was not meant to be a proper review but just my thoughts/and opinion about this camera as I would never dare call if a review when it’s pretty much based on my thoughts and the way I personally use the camera... (just wanted to make that clear)... That being said, thank you very much for watching, I wish you a great time and have fun shooting ☺️☺️
@@DavidCuhls Got your point. Thanks for the clarifications.
@@DavidCuhls "I want to minimise the time of accessing the menu is little as possible" -- its "Quick menu" (that can, and SHOULD, be personalized) comes to the rescue! Also customization of F-keys is helpful, isn't it?
@@beholder2012 thank you for your kind suggestion and I am very sorry if what I said does not really align with the way you think I could operate. I have indeed customise the function button as well as utilise the Quick Menu but they don’t contain all the features that I need to always access... different photographers/users will always have their own settings that they will access more often than others and in my case, they’re only available in the menu settings. Furthermore, my comment was more on the menu side of aspect rather the quick menu nor the function button.... But I thank you for your time for both watching and also for your suggestion. Really appreciated it. Again, if I said something wrong, I am deeply sorry, this video was, as mentioned in the title, “my thoughts a” and not a review... I only wanted to explain from my side of the story and how I operate the camera in case it might help those who would use the camera similarly to how I use it.
I thank you again for watching and for sharing your suggestion. I wish you a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting
@@DavidCuhls thanks for your kind reply -- anyway the conclusion is: LX100 is still a great camera, and it could be even better if having a slight firmware update. Really a pity Panasonic isn't going to update its FW.
Is they’re anymore cameras that are affordable but also really good?
There are but it really depends on what your needs really are. If faster autofocusing system means more to you with a lighter body then the Canon G7x (original or mark ii) is also a good option. Furthermore, that camera will offer more smooth colour reproduction, better skin tones as well as better colour depth than the panasonic will. Then there is the Sony RX 100 mark iii or mark iv, they are both very affordable now and will deliver much better image quality than the panasonic can. The skin tones and colour reproduction may not be as good as the canon but it will have sharper image quality than both canon and panasonic as wells better files to edit (if you would like to do a lot of editing then this camera is a great option to go for). This is all I can generally recommend. I know in different parts of the world the price may vary a bit.
Canon 5D Mark 1 (classic). Fantastic camera can be had for cheap
Does anyone know if you can use this as a WebCam like you’ve never can for a lot of the GX models?
with elgato camlink 4k, probably
How's the battery life on this camera?
I think that you will be shooting quite a bit throughout the day, it would be better to have at least two to three batteries with you. Furthermore, getting two or three batteries is also more beneficial on the long run as even the genuine battery does not last that long over the years, so getting at least two or three batteries will prolong the lifetime of the battery of the years. Hope that helps, I thank you for watching, I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Actually, I feel that I actually heard more actual negatives than actual positives for a camera that you actually liked. Did you really actually like this camera?
The thing is, if you quantify how much dislikes or like to justify whether or not one likes the camera then that's not really liking... That's just seeing the number of advantages vs the disadvantages really... I of course like the camera. There are factors from my like that outweighs many dislikes of the cameras such as the image quality out of the RAW files as well as the form factor of the camera outweighs the annoying panasonic menus, the slow operation of the camera, the lack of weather sealing and more... So I do like the camera but like is something that is emotional rather than numerical... Plus, this is just my opinion, whether or not you like this camera and/or judge if this camera is really for you is also your own subjective quantification way of doing it... I just also have my own way of justifying why I like the camera...
Sounds like a very flawed attempt to make the first m4/3 pocket camera if images aren't coming out anymore detailed than a smaller sensor camera.
It depends on how you really look at the camera. I think that as a compact camera, it is able to deliver great video output, sharp enough image quality in good lighting, good enough lenses, great RAW files, offers full manual controls and many other positive sides. Sure, there are downsides such as bad skin tones, dust can easily get on the sensor, not great in lowlight (also lost a lot of details in lowlight), the feature implementations can feel like an after thoughts, etc... Sure, the Sony RX100 series of cameras and the Canon g5 line of cameras will be able to produce more details but that's not to say that the LX100 is that bad or far behind... It all depends on the priority that you want out of the camera as well because there are many features on this camera that might be more important than what the competition at the time had to offer...
Thank you very much for watching, I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
Would this be a good camera for a beginner?
I think it really depends on what you are looking for in a beginner camera. If you just want to learn photography with a nice and compact camera but also still want the ability to be able to play with the RAW image files, then I'd say that this is a good beginner camera to have at an affordable price tag. :-) That being said, you also have to accept the flaws that this camera has such as the poor battery life, dust gets onto the sensor very easily (and it's going to be hard to take get rid of the dust spots unless you get rid of it in post), etc. :-)
@@DavidCuhls Thank you for the honest feedback. Yes i want to make pictures and learn the ways of the camera :) . I do not live in a place with exagerated dust problems. Hills and mountains here. Scenery pictures and city pictures are what I am looking for.
Does somebody solved pink issue photos for this camera ? Look at 12:45 and pink lips, i assume its not a lips stick...
Yeah, the magenta/pink colour issue is really apparent on this camera (as well as on many other Panasonic's cameras with the m4/3 sensors). The image that you mentioned, actually her lipstick had a strong pink/magenta tone already but the camera also exaggerated by a lot as well... So yes, it is an issue... and if you are just taking portraits of people without lipstick in that tone, it seems like they looked a bit sick (many times it is also on their cheeks and forehead, not just lips...)... I usually just adjust the tone in Lightroom to as neutral as possible if I have the time and especially if it's for a paid job.. Otherwise, it is just too much time consuming to correct it in Lightroom all the time that a lot of times I will edit colour tones to match it or just let it be that tone as it really is just too much time consuming to always correct it...
@@DavidCuhls Yep you are right its not only for a lips but other place on body where skin if thin, in addition on ears. Its really annoying (In my case i didint want camera to spent addition time to adjust color in computer), I bought this camera because i am amateur, even my wife who is totally ignorant about cameras) so we decided this camera because we thought its totally IA Camera :D, Now i regret that i didn't buy Canon g7x mark ii. Wrr :D
Yeah, it seems like the colour really tends to plague the images and throughout the images~~ The feature set and the video files are good in my opinion but just week on the colour science in photography and the flaring controls on the lens... I think that the Canon G7x mark II is a great option though if you are looking for the camera that will deliver good looking results with good colour science/rendition and reproduction straight out of the camera. The low light autofocus is also better. In general, if you don't want to fuzz with the camera, the G7x line in general will be much better... It's only when you want to spend time editing your images and you want more robust files to work with, brighter lenses to produce nicer blurry background, better video quality and more manual controls then the LX100 is really for those types of shooting....
Can it go live
Sorry, it can't :-/
im new to youtube and i bought this camera , can i use it for youtube channel ? can you help me plz anyone
I think that if you don't require a lot, this camera is a good camera. The video and photo quality out of this camera is still really nice. You can work a lot with them and they are also robust to handle quite a bit of processing to them. The zoom on the camera is decent, the onboard sound is okay and the lens allows good amount of light into the sensor which makes the camera able to film/photograph a little bit in low light. Furthermore, the camera will still be able to produce nice background blur because of the large amount of light that the lens lets into the sensor. The downside would be if you better sound quality, you have to record it externally and sync it in post, the zoom can be too slow and lets in a bit of dust sometimes. The skin tones in my opinion is bad but fixable in post (if you have time). The camera is a bit slow for traveling content creation and the system is not efficiently designed. The screen cannot really be viewed in bright sun light (also too glossy) and the battery does not last that long. I guess now it's for you to see which is more important for you and decide if it's the camera for you. Hope that helps somewhat. Thank you very much for watching, hope you have a great time , stay safe and have fun shooting! :-)
I bought this camera in February. Really love the ergonomics and compactness of it, I just find that photos, while looking good on LCD, when viewing later on PC they look subpar. The videos look amazing though
Yeah, it's still a great camera and will still deliver amazing results for today :-) Thanks for sharing and have fun shooting:-)
The pictures arent that good? Im researching to buy a compact camera. This is on my list.
@@Goval400 the JPEGs look very mediocre to me, maybe RAWs are better, I don't know, I'm still learning. I'll try to provide you with samples.
@ I agree JPGs taken SOOC could be better (still they aren't THAT bad, anyway), but if you "develop" images from its RAWs (I'm using SilkyPix), that camera gives sharp, contrasty and "punchy" picture. It's equipped with very good lens, and its sensor isn't bad. For example: you'll notice that you'll be able to pull the details from the overexposed areas; not every sensor allows to do that so easily.
what is moray?
Moiré pattern/effect is pretty much the results when a set of straight or curved lines is superposed onto another set.
What about dust??
There is no sensor cleaning system and the camera is also not properly sealed, so every time the camera extends and retracts the lens, it brings in some dust particles inside which in some cases can show up on your images
In another review, someone says and shows the skin tone problem in photos. You don't have it.
Here is this video: czcams.com/video/XDmaXTCpUD4/video.html
I actually did briefly explained about the off skin tones and apparently it's the same kind of skin tone problem that i also experienced... It's too much time consuming to fix it in post as well~~
Image quality is shit. Canon 350D is much better.
Hi David, I was with you until you mentioned about scratching the display screen. Pardon my harsh language, but you must be really dumb to blame Panasonic for your sloppiness (cramming camera bag with many gadgets without individually wrapping each gadget is never a great idea). I expect a professional photographer to be truly objective.
Another thing is about the battery level indicator. Come on, no one should complain about a 4-5 yr old battery! Be fair in your reviews and maybe then you'll increase your viewership.
Thank you for your comment, really appreciated. I am also really sorry about what I said that caused disagreements.
First off, just to be clear on my side, this video never was supposed to be a review, hence the title "my though"... I know that I am bias with cameras because I believe that a reviewer should neutral and not talk from his/her own opinion. Furthermore, I was talking purely based on my personal experience with the camera, I am not talking on behalf of anyone, so I said what I my personal experience with it.
Secondly, most professionals I know don't treat their cameras lightly nor baby their cameras. If we are on assignments, we don't care about our equipments but only care about getting the shots. Capturing the shots worth so much more than the price tag of the piece(s) of the equipment used to capture it in the first place because the end results are priceless. Look online at used professional cameras and you'll see a lot of scars on the cameras... My Canon 5d mark III, mark II, 1dx, 1d line of cameras all have a lot of scratches that the paint from the metal got off revealing the original colour of the metal... I love my cameras but I don't baby them... That's what the extra price tag is for, reliability & functionality over aesthetics...
Thirdly, the camera is indeed old but the newer batteries are always available in the market both from reliably third-party manufacturers and from the brand itself. Also, they are affordable and I happen to purchase them every time I notice that they are going weaker. So my statement about the batteries stays valid in my opinion.
Fourthly, I am not here to increase my viewership, I am sorry. I am here to just give my opinion on the camera in the hopes that maybe some information that I am giving could be helpful in the community. I view my channel more of a community where I can share my PERSONAL experience about the gear that I am using whether it is my professional gear, travel gear, classic, etc. If it does not help then I am really sorry but it did help then I am thankful.
All in all, I thank you again for sharing your words, it means a lot to see it from a different point of view. But I also have to make it clear that I am not a reviewer nor claim to be one and the reason for that I have already made it clear above (I hope it's clear to you sir). So it only made sense to talk about the camera from my experience and the way I use it and I am sorry if that doesn't sound fair to the camera for you... I am really sorry... Also, it's fine to call me anything you want, you are entitled to that because at the end of the day, it is your own opinion and feelings that I have no right to control nor interfere.
Hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting. :-)
@@DavidCuhls OMG, I should have been a bit more careful with my wording! We're all human and so, we're all dumb at times. I didn't mean to call YOU dumb, but what you DID was dumb (keeping this "baby camera" along with the grown ups in your bag without protecting it). Didn't I ever do such dumb things? You bet!
About the batteries, it shouldn't even be mentioned in this review piece (because it's an old battery).
About your review: anyone can review anything! Nothing wrong. You can even be biased because, as I said, we're all human. Only thing unacceptable is if you are agenda-driven. For eg, if you are a paid reviewer (if there's such a thing) from Canon or Sony, you shouldn't be badmouthing Panasonic unfairly. I hope you're clear about my views now.
Sorry I ruffled your feathers on a lovely Sunday morning!
PS: While I am at it, may I ask you for your expert opinion? My LX7 is still going great; but I am thinking about an upgrade (but in the same class... I have no patience to lug around Bodies, lenses, tripods etc). LX10/LX15 vs LX100. Or better yet, whatever succeeded LX10. 1" sensor is okay by me (I don't need the micro 4/3rd). Also, I really don't want huge files (20-30 mega pixels) and 12-15 MP is just fine for me.
I want to stay loyal to Lumix because of the button layout, Leica lenses etc. Changing to Sony or Fuji may not be my cup of tea unless you say they're head and shoulders above the Lumix offerings. Please advise. Thank you!
You are right, anyone can review anything they want but I am not a reviewer, I am just not. Furthermore, I am not agenda driven as you accused me of doing. That is really going way too far as to accused me of that behaviour. If I was indeed to be paid by any companies, it is only ethical to mention it and also by law I have to mention it. I haven't accused you of doing anything you haven't done so please don't cross the line and accuse me of doing something that I haven't either. This case is really going into a depth of ethical and legal territory here.
I respect that you are a loyal Panasonic user but I bought all of my gear with my own money whether it's Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Fujifilm, etc. So it is not in my interest to bad talk about other brands. I simply don't have any reason to do so... I am crazy enough to invest thousands of euros into a brand and just bad mouth about it. Furthermore, it's not that I hate Panasonic as brand, there are products which I genuinely love, the original G1, the S1H and the S5 are my favourite Lumix cameras that they produced.
Regarding the battery topic, it's not old. It just isn't reliable enough for my use. If it's more than what you could've asked for from a camera battery then good for you.
The Lumix LX100 isn't a baby camera, it is in fact a very capable camera in my opinion. Every photographer will have their own way to packing their gear but I do like the fact that the LX100 is not intrusive and I can just setup the camera in places where it should not be intrusive nor disturbed. For instance, as a background camera setup, camera to shoot reference shots for projects, setup to do time-lapses in public spaces where I don't want attention when shooting such as in crossings/restaurants/etc. and just so much more. I do work with all the gear in my bag. When I use the term "baby my cameras" I don't mean a low level camera, it's a metaphor for "I don't care about my cameras" when I am out there in the field shooting content because the end results matters more to me. Every gear that I pack into my bag has their purpose and that's why I packed in the bag. I wouldn't pack/carry anything that is not necessary because my bag is already heavy. But I am also not going to get a separate bag for any of my equipment just for a fear of rubbing them together... At the end of the day, they are pieces of equipments that have to work on the field and capture the moment/stories.
You didn't ruffled my feathers by any mean. You clearly have your own opinion and your way of looking at things and I do highly respect that. I really do. Taking it personal would be silly because who am I to say how you should shoot and also it's your own view points.
Regarding your question, I cannot give you any advice on that because I simply haven't used them for long enough to give you any advice. Judging a camera based on just a few weeks of using it and based on it's list of specifications is just not fair because that's not a way of telling whether the product is good for your work or not. Furthermore, whether something has better offerings/feature sets is entirely personal for that person's decisions. I have not right to tell other people that one camera brand offering is better than the other simply because I am not the one shooting their pictures for them. Every people have their priorities on what they want to use the camera for, how they shoot, their tastes in the image quality and looks. So who am I to tell them which is better based on my priorities and/or assumptions.
@@DavidCuhls I think your problem is English comprehension. Please re-read my entire second comment. I didn't accuse you of any of the things you mention.
Even my comment about Baby camera has to do with LX100's size; not its capabilities. All you needed to do is find a bunch of soft cotton (or even plastic) bags in which you toss your LX100 and this bag goes inside your one big camera bag. This way, your pricey gear don't damage the LCD panel of LX100.
You missed reading a bunch of "ifs" in my comment. I think you should take your time reading other's words carefully before going to war with them.
I did read it quite a few times before I answered and to which my answer to your reply also contained "if" as well.
Regarding the wrapping the camera with soft cotton (or plastic) but that is too much time consuming when I am out in the field shoot. I like to be able to grab the camera out from the bag and shoot. I don't want to spend even an extra second taking it out of what's wrapping it... I am sorry, but that's the way I do things.
Also, I am not going to war... You think that I was fighting with you this entire time? If so, I am truly sorry. I was only trying to explain myself as well as correcting that this all was only my opinion and not a statement. I was only sharing my opinion in the first because in case it could help anyone but if it doesn't then it doesn't, I am sorry. That's it. But if you see it as a war then I think this will be my last reply to you because fighting is not supposed to be part of why I started my channel. I started making videos, sharing my opinions (but not enforce it upon anyone) is in hopes to benefit certain people who may take something out of the contents and also to create a small community where people can just share their constructive experience/stories and benefit other viewers/readers as well. So with all due respect to you, I will stop here since this has clearly escalated to a different situation.
Thank you for your words, I will do my best to improve my future contents. I am sorry if I have offended you in any way an I am also deeply sorry about my English. I am not a native speaker but I am doing my best to learn the language. I hope you have a nice day and have fun shooting.
Lots of cons and no pros! Sounds like u dont like the camera!
I do admit that I have said a lot of cons about the camera. However, I do still like the camera and as I also have said that the quantity of pros and cons does entirely determines if the camera good or not but it is also about how much each pros and cons means to the end user. For example, one of the pros for me was how much you could recover with the RAW files coming from this camera for the size and price that it's currently going for, and I've also mentioned the con as the menu system, the dust getting into the sensor and the user interface. For me, the RAW file was a big enough point from this camera that it out weighs the cons that I've mentioned because the robust RAW files meant much more than those cons that I've just mentioned. So I do apologise that I mentioned a lot of cons but on the other hand I did titled this video as "my thoughts"... This also means that it's entirely based on my opinion based on how I've been using the camera and not how other people use the camera. Some of my pros could be cons for users.
So long story short, I do like the camera despite a lot of cons (in my opinion) as the pros is more important to me than the cons that it has (and that is something that is personal and all users will have their priorities that will prioritise which qualities and feature of the device will mean more to them).
I hope that helps to clear things out if not a lot then a little. Sorry for the missunderstanding and thank you for watching. Hope you have a good time, stay safe and have fun shooting.
@@DavidCuhls thanks Dave! Guess im a little sensitive since I just pulled the trigger on one of these! :-)