Leica X1 - Key Features Compact lightweight body with analogue-style control dials Fixed 24mm F2.8 lens (angle of view equivalent to 35mm lens on full frame) Program, Shutter priority, Aperture priority, Manual exposure modes Full range of manual controls 12.2 Mp APS-C CMOS sensor ISO 100-3200 DNG raw format recording Tags: review, leica Next page The Leica X1 is a high-end, fixed-lens compact camera with a key difference - its large, 12.2 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor is the same size as those found in the majority of DSLR.
Leica X1 Compact Camera Launches With 12MP DSLRSized Sensor Mark's Technology News
The Leica X1 is a 12.2 megapixel compact camera with a 36mm fixed lens and a 2.7 inch LCD screen. The X1 has an APS-C sized, 23.6x15.8mm CMOS sensor with a 3:2 aspect ratio, which promises to deliver similar image quality to a DSLR camera. Product: Leica X1 Review Manufacturer: Leica Price as reviewed: £1,395.00 The Leica X1 is a high-end, fixed-lens compact camera with a key difference - its large, 12.2 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor is the same size as those found in the majority of DSLR cameras. The X1 enters a rapidly growing sector of the camera market: compact cameras with large image sensors. Its main competitors are the Olympus Pen, Panasonic G, Ricoh GXR/A and Sigma DP series models, with the Samsung NX10 and Sony's promised (but unnamed) models lurking in the wings. Most competing cameras are significantly lower-priced. 1 Leica X1 and brief hands-on Published Sep 9, 2009 | dpreview staff Tweet Alongside the M9 Leica has also announced the X1, a compact camera with a large APS-C sensor and a fixed 35mm equivalent field-of-view F2.8 autofocus lens.
Camera Test Leica X1
The biggest problem when drawing a final conclusion on the X1 is of course the typical Leica price tag - this is the most expensive compact camera on the market by a huge margin. It faces strong competition too, with the availability now of other, more flexible small cameras (namely the Panasonic GF1 and the Olympus Pen twins) at a significantly lower price level. Features As I mentioned earlier, the stand-out feature of the Leica X1 is its APS-C-sized CMOS sensor, which has an effective pixel count of 12.2 million. As a compact camera it also has a fixed lens: a Leica Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 Asph that consists of eight elements in six groups with one aspherical element. Though smaller than the new M9, the X1 has a large, APS-C CMOS sensor - the same size used in most mid-range DSLR cameras. The X1 captures a 12.2-megapixel image file in DNG (RAW) + fine JPEG or DNG+ superfine JPEG, as well as two additional JPEG-only settings. It has a fixed, Leica Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 (35mm equivalent) auto focus lens. The Leica X1 ($1,995) is a fixed focal length, non-interchangeable lens compact with a fast f/2.8 lens and 12.9MP CMOS APS-C sensor. Introduced over a year ago in silver and recently in black, it keeps apace with firmware upgrades, the most recent of which is claimed improvement of JPEG quality and enhanced AF speed in low light.
Leica X1 Compact Camera Launches With 12MP DSLRSized Sensor Mark's Technology News
A camera fit for a king's ransom. While Leica's logic is admirable, would-be X1 owners have to confront the fact that the fixed-focal-length 24mm lens (36mm equivalent in 35mm film terms) on the. The X1 presentation is super fun. But before I get started, I want to address those of you who have never read one of my reviews before. This review will be a REAL WORLD use review of the Leica X1. No charts, no boring graphs, and none of the nonsense that in all reality has absolutely NOTHING to do with real photography.
The LEICA X1 is a German-made digital point-and-shoot with a half-frame sensor and a fixed 24mm f/2.8 lens. It was announced along with the far superior LEICA M9 on 9/9/2009, and started shipping in in December 2009. Leica X1 is a compact fixed-lens, large-sensor digital camera by Leica. The pre-production model was released to reviewers in September 2009. Leica X1 uses an APS-C (23.6 mm × 15.8 mm) format CMOS sensor with 12.2 megapixels (4272 × 2856 pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio ).
Leica X1 camera review Introduction
Design. The X1 is an intriguing, and generally very successful attempt to apply retro styling to what at heart is a modern compact digicam. There's more than a hint of Leica M to it, with its two-tone finish, rounded sides, and analogue-style control dials and drive mode switch on the top plate; even the strap lugs and accompanying anti-brassing plates are copied over. The X1 looks a lot like cameras in Leica's M-series, though the M-series cameras have a much tougher build. Leica X1 : Back. The camera's 2.7-inch LCD is subpar; I never had a problem with.
