We retested the Panasonic L10, just to be sure

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Photo: Richard Butler When we wrote our review of the Panasonic L10, we tried to make sure we put the studio comparison into context. For mirrorless cameras and DSLRs we use good prime lenses, stopped-down to the point that their performance is reliably excellent: zoom lenses and, in particular, the downsized, retractable zoom lenses in compact cameras, can't match up to this standard. As a result, compacts don't look quite as impressive. Our test scene lets you compare images in incredibly fine detail, revealing differences that you wouldn't see in most real-world situations: they exist but that doesn't mean they matter. That's exactly why we also post a gallery of real-world sample images so that you can relate the things you see in the studio scene to their photographic impact. We'd gone through our usual processes for compact cameras: carefully align, shoot a series of images, compare to cameras we