Panasonic DMC-L1 A High-Performance Digital SLR Changes Your View, Consumption of a CMOS Sensor

A High-Performance Digital SLR Changes Your View

10.1-Megapixel 4/3-Type Live MOS Sensor

The Rich Tonal Quality of a CCD

Sensor Plus the Low Power

Consumption of a CMOS Sensor

At the heart of the L10 is a sophisticated 10.1-megapixel 4/3-type Live MOS sensor. Drawing on MOS signal amplification

technology but using a simpler structure, this advanced sensor combines the superb image quality of a CCD sensor with the low power consumption of a CMOS sensor. It's molded as a single unit onto a flexible circuit board, so both the number of signal exchanges and the contact resistance from wiring are reduced. Also, an advanced process technology with low- voltage drive reduces heat and noise while improving the image quality provided by the Live View function.

10.1-Megapixel Resolution

with Low Noise and High Sensitivity

Thanks to state-of-the art circuit downsizing technology, the light-receiving area of the L10's 10.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor is about the same size as that in a 7.5-megapixel sensor. This helps prevent the noise that would result from reducing the

pixel size. Also, the	Wiring
		section		Wiring	section
distance from the	Light receiving			Light receiving
m i c ro le n s t o t h e	area	Circuit		area	Circuit
photodiode has been	Wiring			Wiring
shortened, so light-	7.5 megapixels			10.1 megapixels
collecting efficiency
is improved . This	Microlens			Microlens
gives the L10 a level
	Wiring				Wiring
of sensitivity that	Photodiode			Photodiode
equals or surpasses	7.5 megapixels		10.1 megapixels
7.5-megapixel sensors.

High-Performance Venus Engine III LSI

High-Resolution Images with Well-Reproduced Color and Low Noise

The Venus Engine III image processor was developed to maximize the performance of the Leica D lens and Live MOS sensor.

In addition to helping achieve outstanding resolution, superb color and detailed gradation, this advanced LSI distinguishes chromatic noise from luminance noise and reduces the chromatic noise – one of the main causes of image quality degradation. This helps the L10 deliver the exceptional image rendering performance one expects from a quality SLR camera.

Quick Response and Low Power Consumption

The super-fast Venus Engine III helps give the L10 a quick startup, short shutter interval, and solid consecutive shooting performance. This combines with the Live MOS sensor's low energy consumption to give the L10 a longer battery life. Even with its many advanced functions, the L10 lets you take around 450 shots (CIPA standard) on a single battery charge.

Four Thirds™ Standard: Designed for the Digital Camera

For a digital SLR camera to capture an image accurately, the light must strike the image sensor at a perpendicular angle. But with film camera lenses, light from the image edges enters at a non-perpendicular angle. The result can be inaccurate color- reproduction or dark areas. The L10 uses a lens mount that has about twice the diameter of the image circle. This allows light to strike the sensor at a virtually perpendicular angle, so images are clear and accurate all the way to the edges.

*Four Thirds is a registered trademark of Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.

Light rays		Light rays
Image		Image
sensor		sensor
(Image)		(Image)
Film camera lens design.	FourThirds System lens design.

Dust Reduction System Protects the Image Sensor

One risk with conventional digital SLR cameras is that as you change the lens, dust can enter the camera and stick to the image sensor. This would show up as a flaw in the same location on every photo you shoot. Even worse, the foreign matter could damage the image sensor. The L10 solves this problem with a dust reduction system. A special Supersonic Wave Filter is positioned in front of the image sensor. Every time you turn the camera on, the filter vibrates perpendicularly around 30,000 times a second, creating a wave-like motion across the entire filter to shake loose any

dust particles clinging to the filter. This system even shakes loose and captures particles that would not be loosened by the horizontal movement of the image sensors in some cameras.

LEICA D VARIO-ELMAR 14-50mm/F3.8-5.6 ASPH. /MEGA O.I.S. 1/80 sec, F6.3, ISO100

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