Leica X1
The Leica X1 is a digital compact camera from the German camera manufacturer Leica Camera AG . The retro- style camera has a lens with a fixed focal length of 24 millimeters at a light intensity of f / 2.8 and is equipped with an APS-C image sensor with 12.2 megapixels. The Leica X1 was the first compact camera to be included in the list of recommended digital cameras for photo submission by the American stock agency Getty Images .
Features and equipment
The camera, which was first introduced in September 2009, has a built-in Leica Elmarit lens with an effective focal length of 36 mm (35 mm image). The image is checked using a 2.7-inch monitor on the back of the camera. On the top of the Leica X1 there is a setting wheel for the exposure time and one for the aperture preselection, as well as the shutter release, a hot shoe and a flash that can be retracted into the camera housing ( guide number 5).
The exposure index of the digital image sensor can be set in a range from ISO 100 to ISO 3200 and achieves a resolution of 1132 line pairs per image height at ISO 1600 and 1310 at ISO 400. The shortest shutter speed is 1/2000 seconds, the longest 30 seconds . The signal-to-noise ratio is between 109.9 S / Nx at ISO 100 and 23.1 S / Nx with a manually set exposure time of 3200 ISO.
As optional accessories for the X1, Leica Camera AG offers a handle, a viewfinder for the hot shoe and an assortment of bags.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olivier Laurent: Getty Images approves first compact camera ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: British Journal of Photography, August 6, 2010 (accessed February 16, 2012).
- ↑ Annette Kniffler, Leica X1 - Fixed focal length plus SLR sensor , ColorFoto, February 20, 2010 (accessed on February 16, 2012).
- ↑ Technical data: X1 , heise photo (accessed on February 17, 2012).
Web links
- Leica X1 . German language product page of Leica Camera AG.
- Andy Westlake: Leica X1 Review , dpreview.com, December 2009 (accessed February 16, 2012).