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Panasonic DMC-LC20K 2.1MP Digital Camera w/ Leica Lens and 3x Optcial Zoom, Black

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The digital camera put out by Leica, The Leica Digilux 1, is a very impressive camera. The sales rep at the camera store told me that Leica partnered with Panasonic to develop that camera.

Surprise surprise! Panasonic comes out with an almost identical camera with the same exact Leica Lens that is in the Leica version.

The price is lower :-)

The biggest difference I can see from the spec sheet is:

Leica - Lightweight Magnesium Body (Believe me, it is lite)
Panasonic doesn't list this as a feature so I assume they don't have it.

Leica comes with a 64 MB SD Card
Panasonic comes with a 32 MB SD Card

They seem to be the only differences. I imagine these two points account for a bulk of the price differential.

If you want a Leica digital camera but don't want to pay the Leica price, then this would seem to be the way to go.

I bought this camera in May 2003. I selected it because was cheap, the partnership between Panasonic and the famous Leica sound reliable, and the resolution was enough to print 10x15[cm]photo. All meet expectation.
SD card memory (buy minimum 256Mb)and AA battery are good options when you travel in remote areas or for many days. The colors are very natural and the battery charger is good. The menu include option to disable the digital zoom and the compressed color mode. Tks! :)
The bad: dark photos if lack of light. Film mode has low resolution and is limited to 15 sec. No case included.