Specifications

DIGITAL SLRs
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LUMIX DMC-L1
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7.5-Megapixels 4/3 System Digital SLR Camera
Panasonic’s first digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with an interchangeable
lens, the DMC-L1 delivers clear, detailed, beautiful imaging, free of unwanted
digital characteristics, and allows advanced photographers and hobbyists
alike satisfying, intuitive shooting from a digital SLR.”
It is equipped with a Leica D Vario-Elmarit lens featuring an optical image
stabilization system – MEGA O.I.S – designed specifically for the Leica lens.
It features a magnesium-alloy body, which closely resembles a rangefinder
camera from years ago, and combines an aluminum-alloy lens section to
offer both high rigidity and a high-grade appearance. The DMC-L1 ensures
picture quality through incorporation of a Live MOS image sensor and a lens
mount system that conforms to the Four Thirds Standard. A full-time Live View
function uses a signal output directly from the Live MOS sensor, allowing users to
view the same image on the LCD screen as seen by the sensor and to compose shots with greater ease and accuracy. The camera
also offers a dust reduction system using a Supersonic Wave Filter that eliminates the problem of dust adhering to the sensor.
FEATURES
◆ Maker of lenses that have captured some of
the world's most memorable photographs,
Leica has created its first interchangeable lens
exclusively for the digital SLR. The Leica D
lens series (‘D’ for digital), developed jointly
by Leica and Panasonic specifically for digital
photography, is an advanced lens that fuses
leading-edge optical and digital technologies
at an uncompromisingly high level. As it
joins the digital SLR arena,
Panasonic has also chosen to adopt the Four
Thirds™ system in order to maximize the
advantages of both image sensor and lens.
The D lens inherits the smooth tonal
expression and rich shading that make Leica
lenses the choice of both professional and
amateur photographers the world over.
◆ This wide-aperture zoom lens provides
f/2.8-3.5 brightness from 28mm wide-angle
to 100mm telephoto (35mm equivalent).
With 16 lens elements in 12 groups,
including two glass-molded dual-sided
large diameter aspherical lenses, the D
Vario-Elmarit lens delivers a superb optical
performance.
◆ The lens minimizes distortion in wide-angle
shots and suppresses the loss of peripheral
resolution. An excellent multi-coating
process helps reduce ghosts and flaring. The
lens provides the sharpness, high resolution
and superb color reproduction that convey
even the ambience around a subject. The lens
barrel is fitted with an aperture ring for a
new level of easy, intuitive operation.
Minimum Hand-Shake with MEGA O.I.S.
The D lens features Panasonic's advanced optical image stabilizing system—MEGA O.I.S., making
it possible to take clear, sharp macro and low-light shots. With MEGA O.I.S., the Venus Engine op-
erates 4,000 times per second to detect the amount and direction of hand-shake, and then shifts a
corrective lens accordingly. Light entering the camera is kept on a straight path as it passes
through the lens to the image sensor. Because the shake is corrected entirely within the lens, the
image is preserved with original quality intact. Built into the lens, the Venus Engine provides
quick, precise image processing for superb image stabilizing control. This permits the DMC-L1 to
shoot beautiful shots, without a tripod, in situations where you cannot use a flash or in evening
light. You get easier shooting and a wider range of expressive possibilities to explore.
7.5-Megapixel
4/3-type Live MOS Sensor
◆ The ideal sensor for DSLR cameras, the Live
MOS sensor delivers the same high image
quality as a CCD sensor with the low power
consumption of a CMOS sensor. The L1
uses a new readout circuit providing a
greater photoreceptive area per pixel than a
conventional CMOS sensor can provide.
The result is the type of wide dynamic range
that makes it possible to capture detailed,
expressive images with rich gradation.
◆ The Live MOS sensor not only slashes noise,
it embeds the photodiodes deeply into the
silicon layer, where they are resistant to noise.
This suppresses the rough image texture that
is sometimes noticeable (like viewing an
image through a dirty window) when
shooting in dim lighting, giving you clear,
smooth shots even in difficult conditions.
◆ For accurate imaging, light must strike the
sensor at a perpendicular angle. When a lens
designed for a film camera is used, light from
the edge of the image area enters at an angle,
resulting in inaccurate color reproduction or
dark areas. The L1 uses a lens mount with
about twice the diameter of the image circle.
Light strikes the sensor at an almost
perpendicular angle, so images are clear and
accurate all the way to the edges.
Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm f/2.8-3.5 ASPH. Lens