

Lens: Leica Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 Asph (equivalent to 36mm on 35mm format).File Format: Raw (DNG) + JPEG simultaneously, JPEG.Weight: 316g (without battery or card/s).Exposure Modes: Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual.Max Flash Sync: 1/2000sec with built-in flash.Sensor: CMOS with 16.2 million effective pixels.Viewfinder Type: Optional optical device.White Balance: Auto, 5 presets, plus 2 manual, fine adjustment along amber/blue, green/magenta axis and Kelvin values.AF Assistance: Yes, built-in lamp, range approximately 3m.With so much competition, it will be interesting to see where the X2 sits among the current crop of cameras. However, it is the APS-C-format Fujifilm FinePix X100 that will provide the most direct comparison with the Leica X2. For instance, Sony has recently announced the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, which has a 1in sensor, while Canon’s PowerShot G1 X, with its near APS-C-sized sensor, has received much praise. Since then, the market has shifted away from DSLRs, and compact system cameras have become the largest area of growth.įaced with this new demand for smaller cameras with larger sensors, compact cameras have had to raise their game, and Sigma’s DP2 is now only one of many compacts featuring a large sensor that will compete with the Leica X2.

At the time, it faced little competition as the only other compact cameras with large APS-C-sized sensors were the Sigma DP1 and DP2.

It has been almost three years since Leica released its X1 compact camera. 16.2-million-pixel, APS-C-sized CMOS sensor.
