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Panasonic DMC-L1 Digital SLR Review

Author Riyad Emeran
Published 16th Jan 2007
Manufacturer Panasonic
Supplier Purely Gadgets
Price £998.22 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £1,147.95 (Inc VAT)
Latest Price
Features Score 7 for Features
Image Quality Score 8 for Image Quality
Value Score 2 for Value
Overall Score 5 for Overall
Panasonic DMC-L1 Digital SLR
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.






1/50th, f/4, ISO 100
At the minimum ISO setting the picture is silky smooth with no noise, as you’d expect.



1/60th, f/5, ISO 200
At 200 ISO there is still no image noise.



1/125th, f/5.6, ISO 400
Up to 400 ISO and already there is visible noise in the darker areas of the image.



1/160th, f/6.3, ISO 800
At 800 ISO the image noise is now quite significant, but the image is just about usable.



1/200th, f/8, ISO 1600
At the maximum 1600 ISO the image noise is now so bad that the shot is effectively unusable.

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comment Peter H Mussell said on 4th November 2009

I bought the original fixed-lens 5 m.p. pre-cursor to this camera. I loved it but, out of warranty it turned into a paperweight! I'm not sure I would pay any more for a Panasonic c... more

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