As a photographer, you are familiar with the physical demands of standing or walking for long periods of time with heavy equipment. It's all part of the job that you love. But if you are looking for a compact camera that still gives you superior image quality, the Leica D-LUX 5 is your answer. This innovative camera is amazingly versatile and offers exceptionally fast image processing. Uninhibited by heavy equipment, you will capture the most spontaneous, fleeting moments for excellence in creative photography on the go.
The D-LUX 5 delivers images in 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and 1:1 formats in both capture and reviewmode. Its 3" LCD monitor has a wide viewing angle and a substantial resolution of 460,000 pixels, displaying images in exceptional detail and allowing you to assess images precisely both during composition and processing.
Featuring a sizable CCD for a compact camera, the D-Lux 5's state-of-the-art firmware and1/1.63" sensor are finely tuned to produce brilliant high-contrast images with natural colour rendition and impeccable sharpness. With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, you can develop' RAW image files from the CCD to obtain the highest image quality. White balance, tonal balance, sharpness, colour saturation, exposure and many other parameters can be refined during post-processing until you have achieved the results that you envisioned.