Yes, Moose, I should read more reviews related models I'm interested.
I knew the noise performance of LX2 is not very good but didn't expect
so worse at ISO200 :( Except noise problem, I satisfy its
performance.
--
Michael
Palm, Linux, Olympus, Mac user
2006/12/19, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Michael Wong wrote:
> > I bought a new DC of Panasonic DMC-LX2 last week. I chose it because
> > of its really 16:9 full pixel CCD & RAW format. I have a good
> > impression for its compact, light weight, many features, human nature
> > design.But its noise is under my expectation, seems quiet high. I read
> > some comments from HK photography forums said the noise of Panasonic
> > DC is a bit little higher than others :(
> >
> Perhaps you will read reviews in the future? (Or even this list, where
> the poor noise of this camera was discussed some time ago.)
>
> "Noisy sensor and excessive noise reduction at all ISO settings. Low NR
> setting not low enough"
>
> "... the LX2 is an 'upgrade' that fails to address in any convincing way
> the single glaring problem with its predecessor. Rather than going back
> to fundamentals and working on the weakest link in what is otherwise a
> very desirable camera - noise - Panasonic decided, presumably because
> the 'market' demands it, to add even more pixels and use the
> sledgehammer noise reduction of the Venus III processing engine. To be
> fair to Panasonic the output is an improvement over the LX1, though only
> by a narrow margins, and at anything over ISO 200 it's 'different'
> rather than 'better' (again, to be fair, it does produce better prints).
> Noise is measurably lower than most competitors, but the noise reduction
> artifacts and loss of fine low contrast detail are a heavy price to pay."
>
> All the 10 mp digicams so far have poor noise performance. The market
> "demand" for more mps has lead to an actual decline in overall image
> making performance in some cases compared to predecessor models with
> fewer mps.
>
> The only clear exception to this trend to higher mp, but noisier,
> sensors so far seems to be the Fuji F30, which stayed at 6.3 mp while
> improving nose performance, JPEG processing and the user interface.
> Unfortunately, the same sensor in the Fuji S6000fd / S6500fd doesn't
> seem to work as well.
>
> Moose
>
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