Buy a New Camera, How can you pick the right camera for you?

You are looking to buy a new camera, how can you pick the right camera for you? Whether you are a pro, a photographer wannabe or a simple family man wanting to buy a camera as a gift, the Panasonic LUMIX LX100 features that you should not miss if you want to get your money's worth.

The Panasonic LUMIX LX100 12.8 MP Point and Shoot Camera  is an excellent camera for the serious hands-on photographer who doesn’t want the bulk and weight of interchangeable lenses.  This is an integrated lens camera with an MFT sensor and a 3.1x zoom lens.

The LUMIX LX100 camera has numerous function buttons and setup dials/lens rings that help the user change image parameters quickly and easily.  Built in the electronic viewfinder has extremely high resolution at nearly 2.8 million RGB dots, It shows you exactly what you are taking photos of.

These lenses, together with a space-saving drive range, work seamlessly with Panasonic’s original centering technology to enhance alignment sharpness.

Fast, high quality lens and large sensor for such a small camera. The Panasonic LUMIX LX100  is a semi-compact camera that can deliver excellent image quality, it has an integrated lens with a 24-75mm focal length. This is a high-speed f/1.7-2.8 lens developed and certified by Leica. It allows users to create images under quite dim available light situations where a standard compact camera would fail. The wide aperture also allows for creative use of shallow depth of field.
The LCD screen on the back is fixed and offers a resolution of 921,000 RGB dots. The camera offers a four-way control field and an additional setup wheel for menu navigation. User-defined Fn buttons help to configure the camera to taste and use.
The Panasonic LUMIX LX100 12.8 MP has retro style handling for manual exposure control, with a lens ring to set up aperture size and a setup dial on the top to change shutter speed. The LUMIX LX100 offers numerous controls and effects in its menu and three function buttons.  The large body and the larger grip on the right-hand side  make working with the LX100 a extremely comfortable experience.

The Panasonic LX100 has two dials on the top. The large dial allows the user to set shutter speed manually while aperture size is controlled by a lens ring. The smaller dial is used for EV compensation. An additional switch on the lens allows the user to change the aspect ratio of the image.
The built-in zoom lens offers a focal length of 24 to 75 millimeters. Just like SLR or CSC cameras, the LX100 offers a small switch to toggle between focus modes very quickly and efficiently. The interfaces of the camera are located on the right-hand side of the body on the top.
The Panasonic LX100 fits the bill perfectly, it works well with modern media such as SDHC or SDXC.  Fast cards are necessary for high-speed burst modes up to 40 frames per sec. The camera also allows me to shoot 4k image, and then capture the 4k image into a photograph.  I thought that the photo’s from this would be soft and low quality, but they actually hold up really well.

PROS:

-Fast, high quality lens and large sensor
-Excellent manual controls
-High-resolution EVF
-Good video capabilities.
-Great image quality and dynamic range

CONS:

-Slightly slow start-up
-Missing swivel monitor
-Susceptible to purple flare in highlights
This is the everyday or back up camera many photographers have been wishing for.
Credit all images from amazon.com