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I purchased and directly compared the LX10 to the Sony RX100 III ($200 more) and the Sony a6000 (similar price with stock zoom lens), shooting the same scenes minutes apart, using ~out of the box JPEG because when I take 1500 photos on vacation, I am not going to spend the time to process Raw images. I did read the manuals and made minor adjustments to the factory presets to maximize image quality. I examined all photos at 100% crop. All three cameras produced great photos. However I kept the LX10 because it was as sharp or sharper in general to both Sonys under standard daylight conditions (cloud and sun) and in low light (dawn, dusk) it was definitely sharper than either Sony, primarily because the faster lens allowed lower ISO and smaller aperture, and the image stabilization is superb and allows sharp photos even at shutter speeds well under 1/60 sec. The a6000 would probably deliver better image quality/detail under low light conditions if I was willing to spend many thousands of dollars on comparable fast zoom lenses and carry them around, but I am not. Since taking the LX10 on vacation, I have come to appreciate that some features of the LX10 that are not available on the two Sonys are truly helpful, i.e. touch screen to focus, and 4K video. I also felt the colors were truer on the LX10 though that is modifiable in-camera for all of them.
Cons of LX10: the Lumix Leica lens was not quite as consistent as the Sony Zeiss lens across the frame with some aberration noted at frame edges with the lens wide open; however stopping down the lens essentially eliminated that problem, and again the image stabilization makes that possible. I purchased 3 different LX10 cameras to see if manufacturing tolerances were to blame and found all to be similar in that regard though not identical. Difficult to add hood and filters. Purple streaking: I did see this on a few pictures out of ~1500, bright overcast skies.
I bought a screen protector and case and both work well. The case adds more grip also.
Update 2 years later: still think this is a great camera.
In the photo set, LX10 vs a6000 are photos 1-4; LX10 vs RX100 III are photos 5-8.
Photo 1: LX10, ISO 80, f4.5, 1/20. 2: a6000, ISO 320, f5.6, 1/80. 3: LX10, ISO 80, f4.5, 1/15. 4: a6000, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/80.
Photo 5: LX10, ISO 80, f4.0, 1/13. 6: RX100 III, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/15. 7: LX10, ISO 80, f2.8,1/50. 8: RX100 III, ISO 80, f2.8, 1/25.
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