Camerarace | Leica D-Lux 7 – Review and technical sheet
The Leica D-Lux 7 is a compact camera launched on 11/20/2018.
Technically speaking, the Leica D-Lux 7 ranks in the best 10% of its category (and in the best 82 of all cameras in our database) scoring 55 overall. The Leica D-Lux 7 weights 403 gr and spans 118 x 66 x 64 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.
Going into details, the Leica D-Lux 7 behaves better than average in its category for:
- Image Quality – Score 42, ranks in the category best 9%.
- Speed Performance – Score 46, ranks in the category best 5%.
- Versatility – Score 78, ranks in the category best 2%.
On the contrary, the performance of Leica D-Lux 7 is below the category average in:
- Comfort – Score 67, ranks among the worst 7% of its category.
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
- Portrait – Great, score 44, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Leica D-Lux 7 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
- Landscape – Great, score 43, ranks in the best 6% of its category. Leica D-Lux 7 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
- Sport – Great, score 55, ranks in the best 4% of its category. Leica D-Lux 7 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
- Street – Great, score 62, ranks in the best 7% of its category. Leica D-Lux 7 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
- Everyday – Great, score 64, ranks in the best 6% of its category. Leica D-Lux 7 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Leica D-Lux 7 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1249.0 USD and 1974.95 USD, well above the average for this camera type.
Overall, Leica D-Lux 7 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.