Good Compact and therefore always present

I have "always there" gained the Lumix LF 1 as a camera. It fits into the smallest pocket and drops weight, hardly noticeable. Despite its compactness, and correspondingly thinner lenses themselves in JPG delivers good image quality and I often do not need to develop the RAW files.

The so often criticized edge blur in wide angle is visually not previously noticed. But the safe side I choose the shot from the outset so that I could curtail blurry edges.

As I have been photographing for a long time with the G2 and the LX 5, the operating concept of the LF 1 is like a "sell themselves" for me. The adjustment ring on the lens I find very convenient. It allows quick access to the most important settings in the individual programs - including ISO in P mode, aperture in A mode, shutter speed in S mode. About the REC menu can also be the size and position of the AF area change.

In recording mode, you also on the "Delete / Trash button" access to vital functions - in the mode "P", for example on exposure compensation, step zoom, image format, image size, focus, white balance, etc. - these can then be selected quickly on the control ring or the Menu key and be changed.

+ Compactness
+ Zoom range
+ Larger sensor
+ Viewfinder
+ Image quality

- Battery life
- No external charger

It is the ideal everyday companion for me if I do not want to take the larger cameras, or can.