New LX3 review at Camera Labs

Camera Labs have released a detailed and extremely useful review of the Panasonic LX3. In several parts the review acts also as an introductory guide to the camera. I learned a lot from the review, as it made clear many aspects of the camera that were earlier a bit of a mystery. (The LX3 manual is not one of the most well-written ones.)

Among many positive remarks, the noise issue was commented on in the review: "... the LX3 enjoys around a one stop advantage over the Canon PowerShot G9 from 100 ISO to its maximum sensitivity." So, this time around Panasonic has managed to solve the noise issue in a satisfactory manner. The bright f/2.0 lens and the highly effective image stabilization gives an additional boost to the camera.

There was also an interesting comment about the short battery life of the camera. In my use the experience has been completely different, taking over 600 photos with one charge. But the reason may be that I have been using the camera with the screen brightness at a low level (cloudy days), and not using focus autotracking or continuous image stabilization. These features may suck the battery dry quite soon. So, it seems that I wasn't after all wrong in buying an additional battery for the camera.