<s>
The	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
is	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
first	O
DSLR	B-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
camera	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
System	I-Architecture
lens	O
mount	O
standard	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
non-Olympus	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
camera	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
confirming	O
that	O
the	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
System	I-Architecture
is	O
a	O
semi-open	O
standard	O
such	O
that	O
compatible	O
camera	O
bodies	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
by	O
different	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
,	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
Olympus	B-Algorithm
E-330	I-Algorithm
(	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
shares	O
some	O
technology	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
ILCs	O
that	O
featured	O
live	B-Device
view	I-Device
,	O
a	O
capability	O
later	O
copied	O
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Device
view	I-Device
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
preview	O
the	O
image	O
on	O
the	O
LCD	O
screen	O
while	O
composing	O
the	O
picture	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
particularly	O
useful	O
for	O
high	O
-	O
and	O
low-angled	O
shots	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
uncomfortable	O
or	O
not	O
feasible	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
eye	O
to	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
Leica	O
D	O
Vario-Elmarit	O
14	O
–	O
50mm	O
f/2.8	O
–	O
3.5	O
lens	O
(	O
a	O
28-100mm	O
35mm	O
equivalent	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Leica	O
lens	O
for	O
the	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
System	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
lens	O
with	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
introduced	O
two	O
additional	O
lenses	O
under	O
the	O
Leica	O
brand	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
Four	B-Architecture
Thirds	I-Architecture
System	I-Architecture
,	O
being	O
a	O
25mm	O
f1.4	O
Summilux	O
(	O
50mm	O
35mm	O
equivalent	O
)	O
without	O
image	O
stabilization	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
kit	O
lens	O
out	O
to	O
150mm	O
(	O
28-300mm	O
35mm	O
equivalent	O
)	O
with	O
image	O
stabilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
has	O
an	O
overall	O
shape	O
and	O
viewfinder	O
location	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
rangefinder	O
camera	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
SLR	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
shutter	O
speed	O
dial	O
on	O
the	O
body	O
and	O
an	O
aperture	O
ring	O
on	O
each	O
lens	O
,	O
also	O
similar	O
to	O
pre-digital	O
35mm	O
film	O
rangefinders	O
and	O
SLRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
Digilux	I-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
,	O
was	O
presented	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Algorithm
DMC-L10	I-Algorithm
,	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
and	O
has	O
abandoned	O
the	O
standard	O
Four-Thirds	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
Micro	B-Operating_System
Four-Thirds	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
available	O
adapter	O
,	O
can	O
still	O
accommodate	O
the	O
three	O
Four-Thirds	B-Architecture
Leica	O
lenses	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
DMC-L1	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
Digilux	I-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fairly	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
Olympus	O
standard	O
Four-Thirds	B-Architecture
Zuiko	O
lenses	O
remains	O
available	O
,	O
however	O
.	O
</s>
