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Izoom greyed out lumix dmc fz10006/12/2023 ![]() ![]() That means you get nice touches like a rotating lens barrel ring which can be used as a zoom control that offers more focal length accuracy than the zoom rocker around the shutter release. At 136.8 x 98.5 x 130.7mm, it’s larger than the majority of bridge cameras, whilst its 831g ready-to-shoot weight is also heavier than many.Ĭontrol-wise, the V-Lux (Typ 114) Typ 114 is a dead ringer for its Panasonic twin. The V-Lux (Typ 114) shares the FZ1000’s high-quality build, but it also inherits its bulk. Predictably this does compromise grip levels though, but given there’s so much camera to hold on to, that’s not a deal-breaker. The V-Lux (Typ 114) is arguably a marginally more attractive camera thanks to more defined lines and slicker padding around the hand grip. But the main advantage with a larger sensor is image quality, as four times the sensor area means four-times larger pixels (compared to a 20MP 1/2.3” camera), in turn resulting in better light sensitivity and reduced image noise.Ĭlearly Leica has built the V-Lux (Typ 114) with the right ingredients, but its recipe is slightly different than Panasonic’s. That’s almost four times the surface area of a 1/2.3” chip, but it also gives a native 3:2 aspect ratio that matches a DSLR image format, resulting in slightly wider images than the 4:3 output of a 1/2.3” sensor. The V-Lux (Typ 114)’s lens is the same physical size – if not slightly larger – than the 60x optics on many bridge cameras, but its restricted zoom range allows for a much larger 1” sensor. The only way your average bridge camera can achieve this without resorting to such bag-busting bulk is by scaling down the sensor size in line with the lens, so a bridge camera of DSLR-dimensions is usually built around a tiny 1/2.3” sensor, such as you’d find in a regular compact camera, or even a high-end smartphone. Having a gargantuan telephoto reach usually requires a lens the size of a cruise missile. How does ‘Leicasonic’ sound? ) hasn’t kept the zoom range low for the sake of it though. But unless you’re an avid wildlife photographer, this zoom reach will cover the vast majority of shooting scenarios, so it needn’t put you off. That still gives you a decent 25mm wide-angle coverage, but the 400mm-equivalent telephoto range is more modest. Where many bridge cameras follow the ethos of ‘the bigger the zoom range, the better’, the FZ1000/V-Lux (Typ 114) Typ 114 offers just a 16x range. However, in this instance that’s no bad thing. The jury is out as to what changes are made under the skin, but it’s safe to say that apart from subtle software tweaks, the two cameras are identical. Hence the V-Lux (Typ 114) Typ 114 is actually a Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, albeit with a slightly sharper look and that all important Leica logo. ![]() Now that Leica makes the lenses for many Panasonic cameras, Panasonic returns the favour and lets Leica rebrand and restyle many of its cameras. The V-Lux (Typ 114), as with many of Leica’s sub-four-figure-price-tag cameras, hides a bit of a secret. Ease of Useĭear readers, there’s a rather large elephant in the room that needs to be addressed before we continue. All this doesn’t come cheap though, as the new V-Lux (Typ 114) will set you back around £925/$1350. Leica bundles the camera with a full copy of Adobe Lightroom to help organise and edit your images, plus you get a three year warranty. It’s not short on extra features either, boasting 4K UltraHD and 100fps FullHD video recording, RAW capture, 12fps continuous shooting and Wi-Fi connectivity with NFC pairing. The V-Lux (Typ 114) also comes with a 2,359k-dot OLED electronic viewfinder, as well as a 3”, 921k-dot flip-out LCD monitor. Its 16x optical zoom range translates to a relatively modest 25-400mm (in 35mm camera terms), but you do get an unusually large f/2.8 maximum wide-angle aperture, shrinking to a respectable f/4 at the telephoto end of the zoom. The Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) is a new superzoom bridge camera with a larger than average 1”, 20.1MP sensor and a maximum sensitivity of ISO25,000. ![]()
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