[UPDATE: The LX5 is officially announced today, July 21. Those who have tested the pre-production model came away impressed]
By now camera trend watchers would have heard of the LX5, Panasonic’s premium compact camera and the successor to the much-respected LX3. Rumours of the LX5′s impending release have been making rounds since last month. Today, stopping short of officially announcing the camera, Panasonic posted a mouth-watering specification of the LX5 at its website.
Panasonic LX5
The headline features: F2.0 Leica DC Summicron Lens, a large 1/1.63″ High Sensitivity 10 megapixel CCD with evolved sensor technology, HD Movie Recording, up to 6fps continuous shooting, 3.8x optical zoom, conversion lens compatibility, Power OIS optical image stabiliser, multi-aspect ratio (4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and 1:1). Here is the full spec.