Our quick take

Panasonic Lumix LX100 - 4.5 / 5

Defiant design

Top-tier performance

A viewfinder to love

Multi-aspect ratio

Image quality

To recap

Overall the Panasonic Lumix LX100 lays the foundations of a great product. A few physical nips and tucks here and there, plus a couple of layout and features tweaks would see it be the perfect compact companion. But even as it stands, if the physical size doesn’t perturb you then it’s definitely well worth a look. Clearly it won’t suit all, but even with its minor frustrations present, high-end compact cameras don’t come much better than this.