Poised as the ideal pocket camera, the black Leica D-Lux 7 is a svelte, compact camera characterized by its large sensor design, versatile lens, and sleek styling. The 17MP Four Thirds MOS sensor offers impressive performance with a sensitivity Range up to ISO 25600 along with an 11-fps continuous shooting rate and UHD 4K30p video recording to suit multimedia shooting applications in a variety of conditions. Balancing the imaging capabilities is a flexible DC Vario-Summilux lens, which offers a 24-75mm equivalent focal length Range along with a bright f/1.7-2.8 design for controlling depth of field and working in difficult lighting conditions. This lens also utilizes optical image stabilization to minimize the appearance of camera shake in order to realize sharper handheld imagery.
Complementing the sensor and lens attributes is a travel-friendly physical design, which incorporates both a 2.76m-dot electronic viewfinder and a 3.0" 1.24m-dot rear touchscreen LCD. These assets are backed up by built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, which work in conjunction with the Leica FOTOS app for seamless wireless sharing as well as remote camera control from a linked iOS or Android device.
A 17MP Four Thirds MOS sensor affords notable resolution and the larger physical size offers a high sensitivity Range up to ISO 25600 along with low noise levels and vivid color and tonal rendering. The sensor's design, with 21.77MP total resolution, also supports working in multiple aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, and 1:1 while maintaining the same field of view. The sensor and image processor also enable continuous shooting at up to 11 fps and UHD 4K movie recording.
The built-in DC Vario-Summilux 3.1x zoom lens offers a 24-75mm equivalent focal length Range, covering wide-angle to portrait-length focal lengths to suit working in a variety of shooting situations. Its bright f/1.7-2.8 maximum aperture Range also suits working in low-light conditions and offers improved control over depth of field. Additionally, also benefiting working in difficult lighting, optical image stabilization minimizes the appearance of camera shake to help render sharper handheld images.
In addition to the versatile still shooting modes, the D-Lux 7 also supports recording UHD 4K video with either 30p or 24p frames rates at 100 Mb/s in the MP4 format. Full HD 1080p60 is also supported, in both MP4 and AVCHD formats.
Utilizing the D-Lux 7's video recording capabilities, a trio of still shooting modes are available for recording continuous 8MP stills at a 30-fps shooting rate:
Imaging
Maximum Resolution | 4736 x 3552 |
Aspect Ratio | 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9 |
Sensor Type | MOS |
Sensor Size | Four Thirds |
Image File format | JPEG, Raw |
Image Stabilization | Optical |
Shutter Speed | Mechanical Shutter 1/4000 to 60 Seconds Electronic Shutter 1/16000 to 1 Second 0 to 30 Minutes in Time Mode |
Metering Method | Center-Weighted Average, Multi, Spot |
Exposure Modes | Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority |
Exposure Compensation | -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV Steps) |
White Balance | Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Daylight, Flash, Incandescent, Shade, White Set 1, White Set 2, White Set 3, White Set 4 |
Continuous Shooting | Up to 11 fps at 17 MP Up to 30 fps at 8.3 MP |
Self-Timer | 2/10-Second Delay |
Recording Limit | Up to 29 Minutes, 59 Seconds |
Video Encoding | NTSC/PAL |
Audio Recording | Built-In Microphone (Stereo) |
Audio File format | AAC, Dolby Digital 2ch |
Viewfinder Resolution | 2,760,000 Dot |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% |
Diopter Adjustment | -4 to +3 |
Monitor Size | 3" |
Monitor Resolution | 1,240,000 Dot |
Monitor Type | Fixed Touchscreen LCD |
Flash Modes | Auto, Auto/Red-Eye Reduction, First-Curtain Sync, forced On, forced On/Red-Eye Reduction, Off, Second-Curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-Eye Reduction |
Effective Flash Range | ISO Auto 2 to 46' / 0.6 to 14.1 m (Wide) 1 to 27' / 0.3 to 8.5 m (Telephoto) |
External Flash Connection | Hot Shoe |
Connectivity | HDMI D (Micro), USB Micro-B (USB 2.0) |
Wireless | Wi-Fi Bluetooth |
GPS | No |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4.6 x 2.6 x 2.5" / 118 x 66 x 64 mm |
Weight | 14.22 oz / 403 g (Body with Battery and Memory) |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 6.4 x 6 x 2.2" |