Panasonic LUMIX LX10 4K Digital Camera, 20.1 Megapixel 1-Inch Sensor, 3X LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX Lens, F1.4-2.8 Aperture, POWER O.I.S. Stabilization, 3-Inch LCD, DMC-LX10K (Black)

(Update) Came back from Alaska after using this camera. For context I'm a professional Photographer/Filmmaker but I don't want to lug my DSLR or even Mirroless bodies on trips, I want something small, quick and full of features. The LX10 did not disappoint. Even in 2019 this camera is a beast. The bokeh is gorgeous, extremely sharp lens, handles noise at high ISO very well not until you get around 3,000ISO where you notice anything. If you're looking for an affordable advanced point and shoot with a flip screen in 2019 I just don't see how you beat the LX10 especially at this price point. Only thing that sucks is the handheld video. Tripod it's great but handheld is shaky. The actual 4K quality is phenomenal, but if you're walking or on a boat your iPhone is gonna have better stabilization. Photo's though, will blow you away.For the money you can't beat the LX10. The image quality is absolutely phenomenal on par or possibly better than the RX100. The touch screen/menu is definitely far superior and easy to use. You can customize a ton of buttons and touch screen menus to get it setup just how you like. Touch to Focus/Shoot is fantastic and works just like my Nikon D500. It's not as slippery to me as others have mentioned but do be careful. The selfie mode with the flip screen is great, I was worried about the focal length as some YouTubers mentioned it's pretty zoomed in but if you hold your hand out straight you will everything from the chest up, it's about the same as my iPhone XS Max when using the front facing camera. Also you can touch the screen in selfie mode to take a photo which is nice. 4K video is great as mentioned. I got this for $497 on Amazon and Panasonic included 3 year warranty if I ordered before 3/31/2019 which was awesome. This camera fits perfectly between my iPhone and my D750 and for traveling this is going to a great companion!

Took the LX10 brand new with me on a two-week trip to Japan and had a great time taking pictures with it! I only have very basic photography knowledge: I know what shutter speed means and I LOOSELY understand that lower aperature means letting in more light, and that lower ISO means less graininess. That's the extent of my knowledge. Armed with this very basic knowledge and learning on the fly how to use the camera, I was able to take some really wonderful shots. Attached images are directly from the camera, with no editing.Other than image quality, here are some misc things I liked:-I loved being able to customize the ring, dial, and fn buttons to whatever fuctions I use most.-The flip around screen with the ability to take 4 timer shots in a row is great for having a fun photobooth-like experience with your friends.-Loved being able to directly connect to my iPhone using the wifi function. It takes a little while, but every night I would transfer the day's photos to my iPhone, which would then back them up to my icloud account automatically if I was on wifi. No fear of losing my pics!

I've had the camera for almost three years, and it's been to Japan and all around Arizona and Colorado. I think it's a great little camera, and it's performed pretty well. I use it when I don't/need to bring my big camera gear along.I installed the MoGoPod MagFilter 58 mm kit to use CP and ND filters. Read my review of that at its product page. That is a great product also.I think they could have added some textures to the body of the LX10. I added small pieces of 3M Safety Walk slip resistant tape to the front and rear of the camera. The small piece on the rear is where my thumb usually ends up. Without these, this little camera is difficult to get a firm grip because it's slippery.After a few years, there's a bit of dust inside the lens, which is easy to fix in post-processing. There are some mechanical issues caused by bumping it into things, but that's all my fault.The image quality is superb for a point and shoot camera, and low light performance is acceptable. The ability to control the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO is not as easy as on a big camera, but at least it's there.I don't care for the controls. The button assignment is somewhat customizable, but the controls are not intuitive to me. I don't care for the aperture ring. Also, video footage from this camera isn't very impressive, and 5-axis image stabilization is disabled in 4K shooting, but for a point and shoot camera released in 2016, this is about fair.The battery cover shape or placement could be improved. With the Manfrotto quick release RC2 plate, the plate covers the battery cover, and this makes it impossible to change the battery without removing the plate from the camera. Also, when the RC2 plate is on, the flip up screen cannot be manipulated from the closed position. The screen has to be flipped out of the way before putting the RC2 plate on if I intend to flip the screen up while shooting.The camera cannot be used while being charged by a micro USB cable. The only solution is to power the camera using a battery adapter such as the Panasonic DMW-DCC15A DC coupler. Shortly after purchasing the camera, the DMW-DCC15A was either not available or approved for LX10 (I could not find information online as to its use with LX10), so I took apart a spare battery and wired it with the Gowoops Boost Converter Module XL6009 to adjust to 7.4 volts, and attached a USB connector to plug into a battery pack. There is a flap for the external power cable to go through on the battery cover, which is not accessible, again, when the Manfrotto RC2 plate is on.The menu is confusing and not intuitive. On one hand, it seems like Panasonic wanted to simplify things, but things are hard to find because it's scattered all over the place. The three main tabs under settings is for photography ("Rec"), videography ("Motion Picture"), and "Custom."It's the existence of this "Custom" menu tab that confuses me. The "Custom" menu allows changing of 51 different settings that mostly have to do with photography like "Silent Mode," "AF/AE Lock," "Peaking," and "Zebra." These settings can be changed and also stored into three presets named "C1," "C2," or "C3." C1/2/3 are recalled when the shooting mode is in "C."When changing these settings in other shooting modes, they are preserved even when the shooting mode is changed to "C" and back. So in essence, there are four presets, which I appreciate. You cannot change and recall the 51 settings in "Custom" for each of the (M/P/A/S/etc) shooting modes though: they apply to all modes except in "C," where C1/2/3 takes over. Maybe other Panasonic cameras are set up the same way, but I think they could have organized the menu a little differently.I think features like Post Focus, Focus Stacking, and all the video related features are great, but I have no use for it. If I pre-plan and shoot accordingly, I can do most of those in post-processing. Not everyone has Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop, I guess. Overall, I'm not sure if Panasonic wanted a simple and easy to use camera, or confusing camera with lots of features and buttons.Here's the camera settings of the attached photos. All photos were taken in RAW, and the images were post-processed in Adobe Lr.Photo 1: Adobe Lr panorama stitch of nine exposures at ISO 125, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 to 1/1250 sec. Handheld.Photo 2: Single exposure of ISO 125, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec. Handheld.Photo 3: Single exposure of ISO 125, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec. Handheld.Photo 4: Single exposure of ISO 80, 24 mm, f/11, 15 sec. Tripod.Photo 5: Single exposure of ISO 125, 38 mm, f/8, 1/125 sec. Handheld.Photo 6: Adobe Ps panorama stitch of 130 exposures of ISO 1600, 24 mm, f/1.4, 10s. Tripod.Photo 7: Adobe Ps panorama stitch of 10 exposures of ISO 1600, 24 mm, f/1.4, 13s. Tripod.Photo 8: Single exposure of ISO 6400, 24 mm, f/1.4, 2 sec. Handheld.Photo 9: Single exposure of ISO 400, 24 mm, f/1.4, 30 sec. Tripod.Photo 10: Adobe Lr panorama stitch of eight HDR (-1/0/1) exposures of ISO 800, 24 mm, f/5, 1/15 to 1/30 sec. Tripod.