New Leica digital camera in 2013, Leica D-Lux6

A vintage camera from Leica

If you are looking for unique and exclusive digital camera, then you have the opportunity to enjoy a high-quality compact digital camera. A leading German manufacturer of digital cameras that still maintains Vintage on product designs this camera, Leica, will release a new camera in the near future. Leica this time will launch the compact D-Lux camera 6 that has been labeled a special edition, G-Star RAW. 

Leica, a luxury digital camera. Image: thephoblographer.com

Leica D-LUX6 special edition "G-Star RAW" is the result of collaboration with renowned clothing designer "G-Star RAW". What features of this camera? D-LUX6 have the same specs with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7, both cameras use a sensor 1/1, 7 inches with a zoom lens that has a range of 24-90mm in 35mm format and has a large aperture F / 1.4 to 2.4,  Full HD video recording and the ability to capture images using the RAW file format. With these features you'll enjoy sharp image quality.

Leica D-LUX6 specifications:

Pixels   Actual: 12.7 Megapixel

Effective: 10.1 Megapixel

Sensor  1/1.7″ CMOS

File Formats: Still Images: JPEG, MPO, RAW

Movies: MPEG-4 AVCHD

Max Resolution: 10.1MP: 3648 x 2736

Aspect Ratio: 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9

Lens: 11 elements in 10 groups, 5 Aspheric

EFL: 4.7-17.7 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24-90 mm)

Aperture: f/1.4 (W) – 2.3 (T)

Zoom:  Optical: 3.8x

Digital: 4x

Focus Range:   Normal: 19.69″ (50 cm) – Infinity

Wide Macro: 0.39″ (1 cm) – Infinity

Tele Macro: 11.81″ (30 cm) – Infinity

ISO Sensitivity  Auto, 80-12800

Shutter  250 – 1/4000 seconds

Exposure Metering: Center-weighted, Multi, Spot

Exposure Modes: Aperture Priority, Auto, Manual, Programmed Auto, Shutter Priority

Compensation: -3 EV to +3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)

White Balance Modes: Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Incandescent, Manual, Shade

Burst Rate: Up to 11 fps at 10 MP for up to 12 frames

Built-in Flash     Yes:

Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Off, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction

Telephoto: 0.98 – 17.06′ (0.3 – 5.2 m)

External Flash Connection         Hot Shoe

Built-in Memory 70MB

Memory Card Type        SD (up to 2GB)

SDHC (up to 32GB)

SDXC (up to 64GB)

Video Recording: Yes, NTSC/PAL

Video Clip Length: Up to 29 Minutes

Audio Recording: With Video, Stereo

Viewfinder Type: LCD Display

Screen  3.0″ LCD Rear Screen (920000 pixels)

Connectivity      AV Output, HDMI C (Mini), USB 2.0

Battery  Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, 3.6VDC, 1250mAh

Dimensions (W x H x D): 43.5 x 26.4 x 18.3″ / 1104.9 x 670.56 x 464.82 mm

Weight  10.44 oz / 295.97 g (With memory card and battery)

 Luxury digital camera

Leica D-LUX6 special edition "G-Star RAW" has a difference with the Panasonic DMC-LX7, because the outside of the Leica is using high quality leather design with black spots and with genuine leather camera strap with the words RAW EDITION. And of course you will see a small red dot logo bearing the Leica brand.

Leica D-LUX6 special edition "G-Star RAW" can be purchased at the official price of USD $ 1,300 and USD $ 800 more expensive than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 with technical specifications that exactly matches the compact camera Leica D-LUX6. But you will receive exclusive and luxurious impression from Leica. Leica cameras are owned by many Hollywood actors and celebrities of the world. If you have this camera, then you can be a part of celebrities and collectors of Vintage or retro camera lovers.