The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 is an enthusiast-oriented digital compact launched in 2005, notable as Panasonic's first Lumix built around a native 16:9 widescreen sensor and the forerunner of the well-regarded LX line.
It has an 8.4-megapixel effective CCD sensor sized 1/1.65 inch, a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 4x optical zoom lens covering a 28-112mm equivalent range at f/2.8-4.9, MEGA optical image stabilisation, a 2.5-inch LCD, selectable 16:9/3:2/4:3 aspect ratios, widescreen movie recording, and storage to SD cards.
Its native widescreen sensor and bright, wide 28mm-starting Leica lens set it apart from most compacts of 2005, which cropped to 16:9 from a standard 4:3 sensor rather than using dedicated widescreen photosites.
Used examples now trade as an early enthusiast compact; buyers should check the zoom and stabilisation mechanism for smooth operation, look for stuck pixels on the CCD, and confirm the battery still holds charge, since this generation is now two decades old.