Reviews are starting to trickle out for Pansonic’s LX3 successor, the DMC-LX5 , and so far they all seem to echo similar sentiment. The form factor hearkens back to its Micro Four Thirds darling GF1 , at least from the top, with “dinky buttons” (in CNET UK’s words) on the back reminding you of its point-and-shoot bloodline. The pictures are solid if not characteristically warm — and the ability to simultaneously produce RAW and JPEG files is a nice touch — as is the choice of either Motion JPEG or AVCHD Lite video.
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Lumix DMC-LX5 review roundup: great hardware for a not-so-great price