Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10

 

With the introduction of the Lumix DMC-L10, Panasonic makes its second attempt to gain a foothold in the lucrative Digital SLR camera market, a task that proved to be quite difficult for their first DSLR offering, the DMC-L1. By choosing to outfit the 7.5 megapixel L1 with an incredible, but rather expensive Leica zoom lens, they ended up with a camera that easily met Panasonic's high standards of quality, but at a cost that was considerably higher than many other DSLR's with comparable features and functionality. The DMC-L10 could fare much better however. Panasonic decided to stay with a high-quality Leica lens (the 14-50mm f/3.8-5.6 Leica D Vario-Elmar), but this time around the excellent glass is much better utilized due to an outstanding 10.1 megapixel CCD sensor, and the combination creates super-sharp images that are among the very best in its class. The DMC-L10 also features a 2.5 inch "Live View" LCD display, automatic face detection, manual color temperature settings, a very effective Supersonic Wave sensor dust removal system and a host of other advanced features. With a "street price" of around $1300, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 is still a bit pricey when compared to other DSLR's in its class, but this time around the quality of the images produced this camera definitely makes it worthy of serious consideration.