Panasonic DMC-LX2K 10.2MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

The camera is great. Small, easy to use, great lens, and fine pictures. My complaint is with Panasonic service.
After a couple of years, the sensor or something went, rendering the camera useless. Following instructions, I sent the camera to their service center. Got the camera back in a few weeks. THE CAMERA WAS IN EXACTLY THE SAME INOPERABLE CONDITION AS IT WAS WHEN I SENT IT IN TO BE REPAIRED. I phoned them, and was unable to speak with anyone responsible. Finally I received a return sticker. Returned the camera. I just got a new bill charging me for another repair on the same camera for the same money I paid in the first place. It is impossible to speak to anyone on the phone who can resolve a problem. I sent copies of all documents back to them and now await some kind of reply. DO NOT BUY PANASONIC IF YOU EXPECT ANY CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING REPAIRS.

I have the Lumix FX 50 a while ago and wanted to have a smaller camera for everyday use. I love my new LX2K - it is small but takes the same great fotos like its big brother does. for everyone who wants more than snapshots - this is the right choice.

I only found out after I bought it that the 10.2 MP rating was only applicable when the camera was used with the lens set in wide angle form, the self timer never work properly, and the thing died on me unexpectedly after less than a years use. I had thought when I bought it that it was going to be a great little camera because it had a Lieca lens and the zoom range was excactly what I'd been looking for. But this was my first digital camera and I obviously made a poor choice.

I purchased this camera about a year ago but never took this camera serious until recently. On an overseas trip to S. Korea. I ended up using this camera because I found it impractical to carry around Canon 40 D when you walk or ride subway most of times. I set the resolution to 7.5 M (the highest setting) and PROGRAM MODE in all pictures.

I had problems initially with the picture quality: most pictures were overexposed but I learned how to RESET and corrected the problem; the images were on BLUE side but I corrected by adjusting the WB ADJUST. Most of my street images are superb.

PICTURES ARE PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE WHEN THE EXPOSURE IS JUST PERFECT. I cannot really tell the difference which ones were taken by Lumix and which ones by Canon 40D. (As a fine art photography major in college, I am very critically of the image quality.)

Cons: Wish this camera had an automatic open/closure cap; I don't like the little metal thing that you push to the right/left to turn on/off the camera. Why didn't they come with up a recessed push button?; The battery seems to run out quick; the camera has RAW option all right but a RAW image is as big as 16MB. Besides, when you set to RAW, the camera takes a JPEG image at the same time regardless you want it or not.

A very good camera. It is small enough to take with you and good enough to want to.