LEICA C typ112
Review and Photo example of the LEICA compact digital camera LEICA C typ112.
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Leica C typ112 is a Panasonic OEM compact digital camera released by Leica. The original camera was LUMIX DMC-LF1.
This is the first release in 5 years since C-LUX3. The differences between Panasonic and Leica are color variations and external shapes, with the Leica C wearing bright gold and subdued dark red. Panasonic LF1 has a monochromatic black color scheme that makes it a little more interesting.
The major difference between the two is the design, most notably the shape of the camera top, with the Leica C having an L-shaped step in the center of the camera and coordinating the raised EVF with the entire body. I feel that the design is highly complete, with minimal changes from the original camera design to create a Leica-like feel.
The LF1 has a flat upper body line, but the control dial, buttons, and EVF protrude into the space like a hill, giving it an uncoordinated overall design. Compared to previous Panasonic designs, there are no unnecessary irregularities on the front of the body, resulting in a clean and stylish camera.
The shooting range is wide, covering focal lengths from 28mm to 200mm, but when hand-held at 200mm at the telephoto end, even if I raised the ISO or relied on image stabilization, I was only able to obtain sweet images with poor resolution. Therefore, I only use it up to about 100mm. You might be able to get decent images if you mount it on a tripod, but what you’re looking for with this camera is compact snapshots, and if you can’t get decent images handheld, then the focal length isn’t worth using.
If 28mm to 100mm is a practical focal length, then the wide-angle focal length of the previous C-LUX3, 24mm, seems to be effective.
Shooting distance is 3cm to ∞ on the wide-angle side and 0.8m to ∞ on the telephoto side during macro mode.
The EVF, which was first installed in the C series, is very small and has a display pixel count of 200,000 pixels, so it is not of practical use and can only be used to check the shooting range. It will be difficult to check things like focus position and color reproduction.
Because the sensor size is small, the image quality is standard for a compact digital camera, and it’s passable under sunny conditions, but when shooting handheld in dark conditions, increasing the ISO sensitivity brings out the noise that is typical of small-sized sensors.
The lens also suffers from noticeable distortion at the wide-angle end, which is especially noticeable when recording RAW in Panasonic RWL format. This is probably a camera that should be considered for use with Jpeg correction.
Regarding camera performance, there may be minor software changes with the same specs, but it will be difficult to notice. Judgments based on the shooting results must be verified using similar images, and since it is impossible to take images with two cameras at the same location, with the same settings, and at the same time, the proof is only based on comparison results using similar images. If you look into the board and circuit level, you’ll probably be able to tell if they’re the same, but even if you know, I don’t think there’s any meaning to it.
LEICA C appearance, quoted from the official Leica website.
DMC-LF1 appearance, quoted from the official PANASONIC website.
Specification
| Items | Value | Note |
| Camera Effective Pixels | 12.1-Megapixels | |
| Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON f=6～42.8mm | 35mm film format equivalent: 28-200mm |
| Image sensor | 1/1.7inch MOS sensor | |
| View Finder | Color LCD View Finder | 0.2 inch, equivalent to 200,000 dots |
| Back LCD | 3.0 inch | |
| Memory csrd | SDXC card | Capacity support limit not stated |
| Internal Memory | 87MB | Capable of taking about 20 pictures |
| Battery | BP-DC14 *1 | Compatible Battery Panasonic DMW-BCN10 |
| Size | W x H x D 102.5 × 62.1 × 27.9(mm) | |
| Weight(g) | 約173 (Only body) |
- Model History
| Model name | C-LUX 1 | C-LUX 2 | C-LUX 3 | LEICA C typ1122 | C-LUX typ1546 |
| focal length | 28-102 | 28-102 | 25-125 | 28-200 | 24-360 |
| Pixels | 6.37 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
| Sensor | 1/2.5 | 1/2.5 | 1/2.33 | 1/1.7 | 1inch |
| Finder | なし | なし | なし | 内蔵EVF | 内蔵EVF |
| Back LCD | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Battery | BP-DC4 | BP-DC6 | BP-DC6 | BP-DC14 | BP-DC15 |
| Memory-card | SD | SDHC | SDHC | SDXC | SDXC |
| Release year | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2013 | 2018 |
| Colorカラー | Silver Black | White Black | White Black | Dark red Gold | Navy Gold |
| OEM Model | DMC-FX01 | DMC-FX30 | DMC-FX37 | LF1 | TX2 |
Options
- Twist (camera case) for Leica C(18784)
- Snap (front cap) for Leica C(18786)
- clutch bag(18788)
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Update history
- 2024.04.05
- 2023.07.05
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