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Got an LX-2 at Broadway photo for $400 and am not real happy, it seems pretty noisy.

I must note that I am clueless and was just expecting to point and shoot and get decent pictures. I am not expecting miracles, however I am very dissapointed with the performance in low light modes.

Everything is on auto, is there a way I can tweak the settings in order to get less noise. Aldo the anti shake doesn't seem to work as well as advertised. I have an ancient 2.8 mp Ricoh that seem to perform better in low light situations.

What am I doing wrong!? Help!
 
...trying to be as courteous as possible, you would probably be better off with a simple P&S that will produce better "out-of-the-box" shots. Take a look at the Fuji for better low light.

My 350D with a 17-40L lens takes crappy pictures in Auto mode. It is very difficult to answer your question in one single post. Simply put, there aren't any "Auto" modes on the LX2 that will magically improve your images. But, if you are interested in improvement, take some time and look at some of the manual exposure settings. Read up, experiment and shoot.

Good Luck.
 
Most people I have heard from that shpped at Broadway Photo got $crewed! These people are not the most reputable.

Sorry you do not like the LX2, you could return it.

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Greg Gebhardt in
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It just seems like this camera really wants to be on a tripod. ISO 100 is really the only choice imho that will cure the noise situation. You really need a staedy hand to pull it off. Forget about zooming in a dark situation. Lots of noise due to less light when zooming and of course shake is also maginified because of zoom also.

Love 16 x 9 but this puppy is going back.
 
Go to http://megapixel.net/reviews/panasonic-lx2-gen3.php and click on "Image Quality" Read about RAW....Once processed, images can be saved as TIFF — each image is 29.5 MB — or as JPEG with an adjustable quality level that is more flexible than the JPEG format of the camera, and which works wonders at eliminating noise without creating artefacts, all the while producing an image with a smaller file size than the LX2 can produce when set to Fine. Included with your camera should be a CD with SilkyPix Developer Studio 2.0 software on it that processes RAW. According to this reviewer, it is not hard to use.
 
Greg Gebhardt said:
Most people I have heard from that shpped at Broadway Photo got
$crewed! These people are not the most reputable.

Sorry you do not like the LX2, you could return it.
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if you try to return to bway, I bet they'll hit you up with a huge restocking fee.

I'm surprised you even GOT the cam. you should check - I bet its grey-market (that's what places like bway ship, more often than not).

if you do return it to them, sent it certified signature-required (all that stuff) mail. just to cover yourself to prove you sent it back to them and they got it. they are NOT to be trusted.

next time, check reseller ratings.

in terms of the camera, set its ISO to lowest, shoot in raw and use the included raw program. you can get much better performance in raw than jpg, on this cam.

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Bryan (pics only: http://www.flickr.com/photos/linux-works )
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BTW, thanks for the advice. There is an art dealing with these low price guys. You just got to know the game. I got the camera with no accesscories for $400 + shipping.

Yes I am very weary of dealing with the return sitiation. Registered mail is the only way to go.

Just don't tell'em you know me. ; )
 
I would go through these extra steps if the quality is going to be much better. Otherwise what an extra hassle in order to geta decent picture.

Is RAW really going to yield much better results than jpeg. Is this an univesal truth about RAW?

As you can tell I am sort of on the fence, but leaning towards the return. I realize this is probably operator error but if it takes me too long to figure out how to take a decent picture, that's a problem.

I friend has an Canon S80 and he comes out with some pretty decent shots. I don't want something too complicated as I am in different shooting/light situations and don't have time to "set up" shots. The other complaint is that I don't like the manual focus on this thing , it is a pain in the neck to use.

Maybe I just need to play around with it some more in order to figure it out. But I am sure there are better cameras out there at this price. Beside 16 x ( what else is the big deal about this camera?
 
Hey Now said:
But I am sure there are better cameras out there at
this price.
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If you can find one let us all know!
Hey Now said:
Beside 16 x ( what else is the big deal about this
camera?
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There isn't one, I repeat, not one current compact camera that has the flexibility and features of the LX2. Besides the 16:9 sensor and screen, you have full manual control (I'm not talking scene modes here), a 28mm wide angle Leica lens, and RAW support. Those are the reasons to buy this camera. If you don't care about any of that, get a FX, Fuji, Sony or Canon. You need to value these features, if you don't, then yes return the camera. Having this flexibility in a pocketable camera is the main draw to a creative tool like the LX2. There are a lot of choices out there for people who don't want to "set-up" shots.
 
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