The Leica D-LUX 3 is a 10.2 megapixel, compact point and shoot. The Leica D-LUX 3 camera is designed to take wide format images, with a sensor that has 16:9 dimensions and a nice wide format 2.8 inch LCD.

The D-LUX 3, developed with the Panasonic Lumx DMC-LX2, incorporates Leica-specified image processing tweaks to differentiate it from its Panasonic sibling.

The D-LUX 3 comes with a 64MB card which is about twice the industry average, a battery charger and a better than average battery that lasts up to 300 shots.

Also included is Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 which is also of a higher quality when compared to the usual software bundled with cameras. Also included are a USB 2.0 cable (but not high speed!) along with a lens cap, strap, lens cap string and a battery carrying case.

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