Leica Digilux 3

Leica Digilux 3 is Leica's Advanced DSLR digital camera first revealed on September of 2006. It has got a 7 MegaPixel, CMOS Four Thirds size sensor with a peak resolution of 3136 x 2352.

The Digilux 3 is rated #84 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras & all around #757 out of 1465 for cameras in our list. You can check our Advanced camera finder to find camera ratings based on your customized criteria.

Below is a graph of various criteria used in the scoring system.

You can view the Digilux 3 from different angles in the gallery underneath.

Here is a list of good and bad points of the Leica Digilux 3 based on criterias that are usually seen as important in a digital camera.

The spec of the sensor on the Leica Digilux 3 is 17.3mm x 13mm (Four Thirds). The 225 mm² sensor has the ability to resolve 3136 x 2352 pixels with aspect ratios of 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9.

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The CMOS sensor has 7MP and provides a standard ISO range of 100 to 1600. RAW files are supported which means that the user has more room to maneuver in post.

The image below illustrates the Digilux 3's sensor size in comparison to other popular sizes. The Digilux 3 sensor has a crop factor of 2.1 and is pointed out in green.

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To get a sense of different aspect ratios, you can refer to the graphic below.

Leica Digilux 3 weighs 1.34 pounds (606 gr or 21.38 ounces) & has outer size of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0"). The weight of general Advanced DSLR camera is 776 gr and the Leica Digilux 3 is lighter than other competitors.

Photography Glossary

Below is a photo of the Leica Digilux 3 with a soda to help you get a sense of its size.

The top view directly below will show the button layout on the Digilux 3.

The Digilux 3 fits the Micro Four Thirds mount and has 162 lenses that are available. Here is some of the lenses we have in our collection that will work with the Digilux 3.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm F4.0-6.3 ASPH Power OIS100-400mmf/4.0-6.3 985g

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f212mmf/2.0 130g

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Panasonic Lumix G 42.5mm F1.7 ASPH Power OIS43mmf/1.7 130g

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 25mm F1.2 Pro25mmf/1.2410g

Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm f2.8 Pancake25mmf/2.8 95g

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f2.8 Pancake17mmf/2.8 71g

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Panasonic Lumix G Macro 30mm F2.8 ASPH Mega OIS30mmf/2.8 180g

The Digilux 3 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes

Cameras that come with NFC or Bluetooth support can be used wirelessly by smartphones. You are able to send files and sometimes adjust camera settings with no need to connect directly with the camera.

Certain apps also stream a Liveview and press the shutter if you aren't near the camera. If the camera contains a HDMI port, it can be attached to an external screen. A good number of cameras will allow you to recharge the battery through the USB port.

Leica Digilux 3 does not record video. If you are wanting a digital camera to shoot just photos, it might not be a concern.

There is no weather sealing for the Leica Digilux 3 so you have to be cautious in rainy and dusty situations.

The Leica Digilux 3 has got a 2.5" fixed screen with a resolution of 207k dots.

Unfortunately the screen isn't a touch screen.

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The View Finder details for Leica Digilux 3 are below:

• ViewFinder Optical (pentamirror)
• Coverage 95 percent
• Magnification 0.47x

For bright outdoor situations that make the camera screens washed out and challenging to see, viewfinders will be quite valuable.

Leica Digilux 3 has the ability to shoot continuously at 3.0 frames/s. The highest shutter speed is 1/2000 sec.

Leica Digilux 3 has both inbuilt flash along with external flash ability. The maximum flash sync speed is 1/160 sec.

Leica Digilux 3 has both Phase Detect Autofocus as well as Contrast Based Autofocus. Phase Detection focusing is a lot more faster and accurate than Contrast Based focusing.

It has got 3 focus points to choose from. Leica Digilux 3 has got manual focusing when needed in low light occasions or you want to have more precise focusing control.

The typical Advanced DSLR camera battery life is 909. Nikon D780 offers the highest (2260) battery life in this type of cameras.

Following is a collection of Advanced DSLR cameras that have the strongest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Nikon D780
Digilux 3 vs D7802260 yesnoyes

Nikon D850
Digilux 3 vs D8501840 yesyesyes

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Nikon Df
Digilux 3 vs Df1400 yesnono

Canon 90D
Digilux 3 vs 90D1300 yesnoyes

Nikon D500
Digilux 3 vs D5001240 yesyesyes

The following illustration indicates a summation of the Leica Digilux 3 for various forms of photography. To see more, scroll to the specific paragraph below.

The Leica Digilux 3 gets a rating of 54 which is reasonable, and means the camera is reasonably suited to use for portraits. Taking portrait images favors greatly towards sensor dimension, support for RAW files along with the flexibility to use off-camera flash.

Getting a modest rating of 58, the Leica Digilux 3 is relatively acceptable to use in street photography. A very good street photography camera offers a fine balance of picture quality plus portability.

A bad sports photography points total of 40 suggests the Leica Digilux 3 is just not very good for taking pictures of sports. A camera needs great autofocus plus fast shutter speeds for sports photography.

Portability is very crucial in buying a travel camera. Over-all, the Leica Digilux 3 gets a decent 50 for a travel camera which makes it relatively adequate to take with you on your journeys.

In case you're planning to purchase a camera for landscape photography, the most critical aspect will be image quality. The Leica Digilux 3 at it's decent score of 47 as a landscape camera is somewhat appropriate compared to it's competitors.

A camera for vlogging should really offer a moving display screen, mic input and ideally image stabilization. Considering all things, the Leica Digilux 3 is just not very good as a vlog camera as it gets a bad rating of 9.

If you are searching for replacements to the Digilux 3, below is a selection of the highest rated cameras which fall in to the class of Advanced DSLR.

The chart below shows you a bird's eye view of the Digilux 3 vs it's highest rated rivals suggested previously.

These are various other cameras you might consider as alternative options. To look at a thorough comparison, simply click the "compare" link.