umcelinho
Marcelo
The specs are so close to the LX3's that it looks like an "unnecessary" upgrade for those who have'em.
It could have been called M3.2...
It could have been called M3.2...
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
It does have a bigger sensor. Or, rather, the pixels are effectively bigger.
The linear area is the same, but the light sensitive area of each pixel (the shading factor) is bigger due to better microlens tech, and the DR is better due to increased full well capacity, which results from alterations to the sensor geometry.
These factors will make the sensor perform like a larger one, without having to increase the volume and weight of the lens, as would have to be done if the sensor's overall size were increased.
What remains to be seen are how these changes work in the real world. My guess is that they will be worth 2/3 to one full stop.
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Wiyum
Established
In addition, according to Imaging Resource, the image processing algorithms have been rewritten to reduce noise not only by looking for chroma noise and luma noise seperately, but by comparing and correlating the two in an effort to find actual detail. The few side-by side comparisons I've seen at 1600 ISO demonstrate far less chroma noise (more than just a stop's worth) than was seen in the LX3. That's great for me, because I often don't mind a bit of luma noise, but chroma noise drives me crazy.
This is looking like the pocketable camera to beat for me, unless I decide that I can find a GF1 or GF2 to be "pocketable enough."
...and I still think every camera in the world should have a multi-aspect sensor.
rodt16s
Well-known
This seems to be the place to look,
http://mylx5.com/
I have been waiting to see the LX3 replacement
http://mylx5.com/
I have been waiting to see the LX3 replacement