<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Device
Digilux	I-Device
1	I-Device
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
developed	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Canon	O
PowerShot	O
G2	O
and	O
the	O
Nikon	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
digital	O
reportage	O
camera	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Leica	B-Device
Digilux	I-Device
1	I-Device
shares	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
with	O
the	O
Panasonic-badged	O
equivalent	O
DMC-LC5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digilux	O
1	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
DMC-LC5	O
both	O
use	O
a	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
fitted	O
with	O
a	O
complementary	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
color	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
GRGB	B-Algorithm
Bayer	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
fitted	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
had	O
two	O
benefits	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
captures	O
about	O
2/3	O
of	O
the	O
visible	O
spectrum	O
versus	O
GRGB	B-Algorithm
which	O
captures	O
only	O
1/3	O
of	O
the	O
visible	O
spectrum	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
colors	O
,	O
especially	O
reds	O
and	O
blues	O
are	O
more	O
saturated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
allows	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
twice	O
the	O
photons	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
inherently	O
twice	O
as	O
sensitive	O
to	O
light	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
ISO	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
exposure	O
times	O
are	O
half	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
comparable	O
camera	O
with	O
GRGB	B-Algorithm
filter	O
array	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
has	O
less	O
color	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
3×	O
optical	O
zoom	O
lens	O
branded	O
Leica	O
Vario-Summicron	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
of	O
7	O
~	O
21mm	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
34	O
~	O
102mm	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
for	O
a	O
135	O
film	O
camera	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
variable	O
maximum	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
ranging	O
from	O
~	O
2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
with	O
a	O
typical	O
compact	O
cameras	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
maximum	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
ranging	O
from	O
–	O
5.6	O
,	O
the	O
Digilux	O
1	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
f	O
stops	O
faster	O
at	O
telephoto	O
:	O
two	O
f	O
stops	O
due	O
to	O
f2.8	O
vs	O
f5.6	O
and	O
one	O
f	O
stop	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
2×	O
photonic	O
sensitivity	O
afforded	O
by	O
the	O
CYGM	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
array	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
match	O
exposure	O
time	O
under	O
this	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
at	O
max	O
available	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
requires	O
the	O
second	O
camera	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
ISO	O
800	O
while	O
the	O
Digilux	O
1	O
is	O
at	O
ISO	O
100	O
[	O
tested	O
cameras	O
side	O
by	O
side.	O
]	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lens	O
has	O
been	O
fitted	O
to	O
numerous	O
cameras	O
using	O
a	O
1/1.8	O
"	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
starting	O
from	O
2000	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
sunny	O
days	O
the	O
light	O
can	O
be	O
too	O
bright	O
for	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
minimum	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
of	O
and	O
a	O
minimum	O
exposure	O
time	O
of	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wide-angle	O
lens	O
converter	O
makes	O
a	O
28mm	O
equivalent	O
focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Leica	O
28mm	O
optical	O
finder	O
which	O
fits	O
the	O
flash	O
bracket	O
,	O
it	O
makes	O
a	O
good	O
quality	O
wide-angle	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
stores	O
images	O
on	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
up	O
to	O
1GB	O
;	O
larger	O
cards	O
are	O
not	O
recognized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
advantages	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
camera	O
will	O
shoot	O
single	O
frame	O
TIFF	O
files	O
-	O
each	O
about	O
12	O
MB	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
taking	O
about	O
5	O
seconds	O
to	O
write	O
to	O
a	O
fast	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
