The Panasonic L10 studio scene: where do modern compacts stand?

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Photo: Mitchell Clark Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors, and detail types you'll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes, full even light and low directional light, to see the effect of different lighting conditions. Image ComparisonThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab. Shooting in Raw at its base ISO, the L10 captures a good amount of detail, on par with the Sony and Canon, and slightly more than the LX100 II. Despite using the same amount of sensor area as the LX100 II, it provides an image that's 1EV cleaner thanks to its ability to gather more light by shooting at ISO 100 instead of 200. Likewise, it produces slightly less noise than its Type-1 peers, thanks to its 66% increase in sensor area. This advantage continues through to higher ISOs, though if you find yourself shooti