Panasonic DMC-L10 Digital SLR Hands-on Preview

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 is only Panasonic’s second digital SLR, after launch in February last year of the less-than-brilliant DMC-L1. Fortunately the new model bears little resemblance to its predecessor, and is a much more conventionally-styled Digital SLR camera.

In terms of specification, the L10 seems to be heading towards the entry-level band. It has a 10.0-megapixel LiveMOS Four-Thirds sensor measuring 17.3 x 13.0 mm, the same size as that in the Olympus E-410 and E-510, although it doesn’t appear to be the same sensor. It has a plastic body over a metal chassis, and is a physically fairly compact and lightweight, measuring 134.5 x 95.5 x 77.5mm and weighing 480g body-only, which is comparable with the other entry-level models listed above. It is slightly larger and heavier than the Olympus E-510, but smaller and lighter than the Canon EOS-400D, although there’s only a few millimetres in it.

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