Leica announce the C-Lux

18 June 2018

Leica has announced a new point & shoot, the Leica C-Lux.

The new compact camera features a 20.1MP 1″ MOS sensor with 5-way optical image stabilisation, a built-in 8.8-132mm f/3.3-6.4 lens (equivalent to 24-360mm), along with a 3.0″ 1.24 million dot touchscreen LCD and a 2.33 million dot viewfinder.

Video users can extract 8MP JPEGs with the camera’s 4K video feature, which is capable of shooting at 30 fps/100Mbps.

Suprisingly, the $1,550 C-Lux is actually cheaper than Sony's recently announced RX100 VI, however many users have already noted it looks similar to the Panasonic Lumix TZ200, with a slightly different button layout. That camera is also considerably cheaper.

The new C-Lux is available from Leica now.

Specs

Sensor: 20.9MP 1″ MOS
Resolution: 20.1MP
Lens: 8.8-132mm f/3.3-6.4 (24-360mm full frame field of view equivalent)
Zoom: 15x (optical) / 4x (digital)
Minimum focus distance: 50cm (wide) / 1m (tele) / 3cm (wide macro) / 1m (tele macro)
ISO: 125-25,600
Shutter speed: 60-1/2000 (mechanical) 1-1/16000 (electronic)
Continuous shooting speed: 10fps
Buffer: 28 frames (raw) / 85 frames (jpg)
Video: 4K UHD 24/30fps / 1920x1080p 30/60fps / 1280x720p 30fps
Video duration: Up to 29 minutes
Microphone: Built-in stereo microphone
Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi / Micro HDMI / USB 2.0 Micro B
Dimensions: 113 x 67 x 46mm (4.4 x 2.6 x 1.8″)
Weight: 340g (11.99oz) with battery and memory card