Leica Digilux 3

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Leica Digilux 3

Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Sensor	17.3 × 13.0 mm Four Thirds System RGB Live MOS sensor 2× FOV crop
Maximum resolution	3136 × 2352 (7.4 effective Megapixels)
Lens type	Interchangeable Four Thirds mount
Shutter	Focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed range	1/4000–60 sec Bulb mode (up to approx. 8 minutes) 1/160s X sync
Exposure Metering	TTL
Exposure Modes	Program automatic Aperture automatic Shutter automatic Manual setting
Metering modes	Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot 49 zone metering (use viewfinder) 25 zones metering (EVF)
Focus areas	3-point TTL Phase Difference Detection System
Focus modes	AFS / AFC / MF
Continuous Shooting	2 or 3 fps up to 6 RAW images or ∞ JPEG (depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression)
Viewfinder	Optical 0.93× Porro prism
ASA/ISO range	100–1600
Flash	Built in Pop-up, Guide number 10m at ISO 100, SCA 3202 hotshoe
Custom WB	auto, daylight, cloudy skies, shadow, halogen, flash, manual 1+2 & color temperature setting (2500 K to 10000 K in 31 steps) fine tuning: blue/amber bias; magenta/green bias
Rear LCD monitor	2.5" (63.5 mm) TFT LCD, 207,000 pixels
Storage	Secure Digital, SDHC, MultiMediaCard
Battery	Li-ion battery pack (7.2 V, 1,500 mAh)
Weight	approx. 530 g (18.7 oz) (housing)

The Digilux 3 is a digital single-lens reflex camera introduced by Leica on 14 September 2006.^[1] It is based on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1, using the Four Thirds standard lens mount and featuring a 7.5 Megapixels live view CMOS sensor, but with improved firmware including DNG output. Both the Panansonic and Leica cameras come standard with the same interchangeable Leica Elmarit 14–50 mm f/2.8–3.5 optically stabilized zoom lens. The Leica D system includes also the Leica Summilux 25 mm f/1.4 lens.^[2]

It is Leica's first and only (as of 2008) digital single-lens reflex camera, at least if one refrains from considering a Leica R9 with a Digital Modul R back as a DSLR.