Leica C-Lux Review
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The Leica C-Lux is a premium rebadge of the Panasonic ZS200, dressed in Leica styling and sold at a significant markup. It offers a 1-inch 20.1MP sensor paired with a versatile 24-360mm equivalent 15x zoom lens, a combination that gives it a meaningful advantage over smartphones in both image quality and reach. The camera includes a 0.21-inch 2.33-million-dot EVF, a 3-inch touchscreen LCD, 5-axis optical stabilization, and 4K video capture at 30p with a 100 Mb/s bitrate. It shoots up to 10 fps in continuous mode and handles both JPEG and Raw files.
For those committed to the Leica ecosystem or drawn to its design language, the C-Lux delivers the core performance of the well-regarded ZS200 with red-dot branding. However, the $1050 MSRP is hard to justify when the mechanically identical Panasonic costs hundreds less. The 1-inch sensor and long zoom make it a capable travel compact, but you're paying a steep premium for the Leica name rather than any substantive hardware differences.
- 1-inch sensor provides better image quality than typical compact cameras and smartphones
- Versatile 24-360mm equivalent 15x optical zoom range
- Includes EVF, touchscreen, and 5-axis optical stabilization
- 4K video at 30p with 100 Mb/s bitrate and Raw shooting capability
- Fast 10 fps continuous shooting with good buffer depth
- Significant price premium over the mechanically identical Panasonic ZS200
- No meaningful hardware advantages to justify the Leica branding cost
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The Leica C-Lux has two main advantages over its smartphone rivals: it packs a larger sensor (1-inch in size), and it offers 15x optical zoom.
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About this product
Rebadged Panasonic ZS200.
Specs
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE
- Card Slot
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- BP-DC15 Rechargeable
- Optical Zoom
- 15x
- Focal Length Equiv
- 24-360mm
- Min Focus Distance
- 3 cm (Wide), 1 m (Telephoto)
- Max Frame Rate 4k
- 30p
- Max Video Bitrate
- 100 Mb/s
- Max Video Resolution
- 4K UHD 30p
- Iso Range
- up to ISO 25600
- Mobile App
- Leica C-Lux app
- Viewfinder
- 0.21 inch 2.33m-dot EVF
- Digital Zoom
- 4x (60x combined)
- File Formats
- JPEG, Raw
- Built In Flash
- Yes, pop-up
- Remote Trigger
- Via mobile app
- Screen Coating
- Oleophobic coating
- Autofocus Points
- 49 points
- 8mp Stills From 4k
- Yes
- Diopter Adjustment
- -4 to +3
- Shutter Speed Efcs
- 0 to 120 s
- Continuous Shooting
- 10 fps
- Viewfinder Coverage
- 100%
- Exposure Compensation
- -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV steps)
- Continuous Shooting Jpg
- 85 images
- Continuous Shooting Raw
- 28 images
- Sensor Resolution Actual
- 20.9 MP
- Shutter Speed Electronic
- 1/16000 to 1 s
- Shutter Speed Mechanical
- 1/2000 to 60 s
- Sensor Size
- 1 inch
- Sensor Type
- MOS
- Effective Megapixels
- 20.1 MP
- Rear Screen
- 3.0 inch, 1.24m-dot LCD touchscreen
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Release Date
- June 2018
- Stabilization
- 5-axis optical image stabilization
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