Many of you asked for it and thanks to Leica UK for supplying very high resolution images of the new five megapixel Digilux 2. This camera may well have a Panasonic heart but it's instantly recognisable as a Leica and features a very interesting F2.0 - F2.4 lens. The brand certainly carries a lot of weight and this camera appears to be one of the more interesting new releases of recent months.

Leica Digilux 2 Big Pictures

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Leica Digilux 2 Specifications

Sensor • 2/3" CCD
• 5.24 million total pixels
• 5 million effective pixels
Still image sizes • 2560 x 1920
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 640 x 480
• 1920 x 1080 (HDTV)
Movie clip sizes • 320 x 240 (limited only by storage)
Image formats • Still images: RAW, JPEG (Super Fine, Fine, Standard)
• Movies: Motion JPEG
Lens • Leica DC Vario-Summicron
• 3.2x zoom
• 28 - 90 mm equiv.
• F2.0 - F2.4
• 13 elements in 10 groups
Focus distance 30 cm - Infinity
Sensitivity • ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
Exposure modes • Program with Program Shift
• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• Manual
Shutter speed • P/Ap: 8 - 1/4000 sec
• M/Sh: 8 - 1/2000 sec
Metering • Multi-field
• Center-weighted
• Spot
Exposure comp. • +/-2.0 EV
• 0.3 EV steps
Continuous shooting • 2.7 or 1.0 fps
• Max 3 - 137 images
Flash • Pop-up
• Range: wide 4.5 m (16 ft), tele 4.0 m (13 ft)
• Modes: Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction, Slow sync (front / rear)
• External: Hot-shoe (SCA 3502 standard)
• Compensation: +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
White balance • Auto
• Manual
• Daylight
• Overcast
• Incandescent
• Flash
• Fine tuning possible +/- 1500 K
Display • 2.5" Trans-reflective TFT LCD
• 211,000 pixels
Viewfinder

• Electronic Viewfinder
• 235,000 pixels
• Dioptre adjustment

Self-timer 2 or 10 sec
Connectivity • USB 2.0 (Hi Speed)
• DC IN
• A/V out
• Cable remote release
Storage • Secure Digital card
• 64 MB SD card included
Compliance • JPEG EXIF 2.2
• Epson PIM 2.5
• USB DirectPrint
Power • Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.2V, 1400 mAh)
• AC adapter (included)
Dimensions 135 x 82 x 103 mm (5.3 x 3.2 x 4.1 in)
Weight • No batt: 630 g (1.4 lb)
• With batt: 705 g (1.6 lb)