Tommy
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- Location
- Vasa, Finland
I've owned the lx-5 for some time now and is generally pleased with the images it produces. I got it before the xz-1 was announced and by looking at it's features I kinda regret that I didn't wait before buying. I've been toying with the idea of doing a switch, though, but haven't really decided yet.
There are few things that annoy me about the lx5.
One nice thing is the option to change the size of the focus point and moving it across the frame. The VERY big annoyance is that it changes back to the default size and position when you change aspect ratio or turn of the camera.
How does the xz-1 handle focus points?
The startup time, lens extension, zoom and power down feels sluggish on the lx5. Looking at video reviews of the xz-1 the lens seems to extend and zoom a whole lot faster.
Is it as fast as it looks? And on the lx5 the lens retreats back in to the body when in playback mode, which is also annoying and time consuming. Does the xz-1 do the same? If so, can it be disabled.
The menus and user interface looks old and are time consuming to navigate and the quick menu is in my opinion useless as it is not customisable.
The push dial is nice for quickly dial in exposure compensation but it is way too small and fiddly.
How do you like the menus on the xz-1, seeing how it doesn't have an exterior button for ISO how time consuming is it to change the value? And while on ISO, can you set the auto iso range on the camera? Like for example if you want the camera to choose a value between say 400-1600.
And what about back dial on the xz-1 and the buttons around it? It looks small and like it's hard to push one button without hitting all the others as well.
The grip. Lx5 has one, xz-1 doesn't. Is it difficult to hold?
It seems xz-1 doesn't use a multi aspect ratio sensor. Does that mean that you can only shoot raw while in 4:3?
Well, that's all the questions I remember for now...
There are few things that annoy me about the lx5.
One nice thing is the option to change the size of the focus point and moving it across the frame. The VERY big annoyance is that it changes back to the default size and position when you change aspect ratio or turn of the camera.
How does the xz-1 handle focus points?
The startup time, lens extension, zoom and power down feels sluggish on the lx5. Looking at video reviews of the xz-1 the lens seems to extend and zoom a whole lot faster.
Is it as fast as it looks? And on the lx5 the lens retreats back in to the body when in playback mode, which is also annoying and time consuming. Does the xz-1 do the same? If so, can it be disabled.
The menus and user interface looks old and are time consuming to navigate and the quick menu is in my opinion useless as it is not customisable.
The push dial is nice for quickly dial in exposure compensation but it is way too small and fiddly.
How do you like the menus on the xz-1, seeing how it doesn't have an exterior button for ISO how time consuming is it to change the value? And while on ISO, can you set the auto iso range on the camera? Like for example if you want the camera to choose a value between say 400-1600.
And what about back dial on the xz-1 and the buttons around it? It looks small and like it's hard to push one button without hitting all the others as well.
The grip. Lx5 has one, xz-1 doesn't. Is it difficult to hold?
It seems xz-1 doesn't use a multi aspect ratio sensor. Does that mean that you can only shoot raw while in 4:3?
Well, that's all the questions I remember for now...