Hands on with the Panasonic L10: the most exciting camera of 2026 (so far)

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.Introduction The L10 may have a new name, but conceptually it's a successor to the LX100 series that started in 2012. It's built around a Four Thirds (225mm²) sensor, from which it uses up to a 182mm² region. This makes the sensor 50% larger than a Type 1 sensor and half the size of a standard APS-C chip. It pairs this with a 24-75mm equiv. F1.7-2.8 lens. By always using a 1.1x crop of its total sensor area, it's able to maintain the same diagonal angle of view, whether you shoot 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratios. It also offers 1:1 capture, but this uses a crop of the 4:3 region, not a taller chunk of the sensor. Updated Internals The L10 gains the BSI CMOS sensor with on-sensor phase detection from the GH7 and G9 II models, meaning it offers improved dynamic range, improved resolution and faster focus than previous LX100 models. It also gets the latest processor from the Panasonic S1RII, meaning