Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Samples

The crops below show the image-quality of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 next to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 at the same ISO. These cameras both have a large sensitivity range, reaching up to ISO 6400 at full-resolution. The LX100 reaches ISO 25600, while the LX7 does ISO 12800 at 3 MP. They are both advanced cameras and each sport an ultra-bright ultra-wide lens.

All images below are 100% crops from their respective camera taken at the highest image quality JPEG setting available. ISO, aperture and white-balance were set on camera. Other settings were left at their default values. These crops help determine which ISO settings is acceptable on these cameras. As noise increases, most cameras compensate with noise reduction which introduces softness. The point at which a print become unacceptably noisy is a matter of personal taste.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7
ISO 100	ISO 100
ISO 200	ISO 200
ISO 400	ISO 400
ISO 800	ISO 800
ISO 1600	ISO 1600
ISO 3200	ISO 3200
ISO 6400	ISO 6400
ISO 12800	ISO 12800
ISO 25600	Sensor size makes all the difference here. Compared to the unusually large 1/1.7" sensor of the LX7, the Four-Thirds one of the LX100 which is linearly 2.8X larger is humongous. This gives the LX100 at least a full 3 stop superior image-quality.