Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) review

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Leica D-Lux (Typ 109)

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As part of our image quality testing for the Canon PowerShot G7 X, we've shot our resolution chart.

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Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

Full ISO 100 image, see 100% crops below.

JPEG

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 100: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 200: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 400: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 800: 24. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 1600: 24. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 3200: 24. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 6400: 24. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 12500: 22. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Type 109) resolution chart

ISO 25000: 22. Click here for a full resolution version.

Raw (converted to TIFF)

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 100: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 200: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 400: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 800: 26. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 1600: 22. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 3200: 22. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 6400:20. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 12500:18. Click here for a full resolution version.

Leica D-Lux (Typ 109) resolution chart

ISO 25000: 18. Click here for a full resolution version.

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