Photography enthusiasts looking for a premium compact camera can set their sights on the new Leica D-Lux 8. Announced today by Leica Camera AG, the D-Lux 8 arrives 21 years after the first iteration and is set for a July 2nd release at Leica stores and authorized retailers worldwide. The price tag is US$1,595 (approximately 11,564 yuan).

The D-Lux 8 also has a new internal system and new controls.

While the D-Lux 8 retains the familiar design and basic specs of its predecessor, the D-Lux 7, it boasts a new internal system and revamped controls for a more intuitive user experience. This includes a new button layout and a simplified interface inspired by the Leica Q system.

At its core, the D-Lux 8 features a 4/3-inch 21-megapixel CMOS sensor (with 17 million effective pixels) and a versatile Leica DC Vario-Summilux 10.9-34 f/1.7-2.8 ASPH lens (equivalent to a 24-75mm focal length on a 35mm camera). The camera also offers DNG format shooting for photographers who prefer more control over their raw images.

For seamless connectivity, the D-Lux 8 integrates with the Leica FOTOS app, allowing for easy image transfer and remote control. The camera also comes equipped with a flash unit, expanding creative lighting possibilities. Leica is offering a range of colorful accessories to personalize the D-Lux 8, catering to photographers who love a touch of individual style.

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Earlier today (23rd May 2022), Xiaomi had announced that it will be partnering up with Leica for its next generation of flagship smartphones. Now, the company’s CEO talked more about the new collaboration.

Lei Jun, CEO and Founder of the Chinese tech giant, took to Twitter (now deleted) to share some details regarding the new partnership with Leica. He stated that just a few years ago, smartphone photography in low light was just “smears of darkness.” But now, there has been a huge improvement in overall night performance. He added that with the new collaboration, newer milestones will be reached. Lei Jun believes that current smartphones do not capture the true essence of the night and just light up the low light scene. But the collaboration will help make low light scenes have a “sense of night” and not just shots that are bright as day.

The senior official stated that the partnership with Leica was chosen due to their century long years of experience. Leica specializes in a variety of aspects ranging from optics, imaging, image processing, and is even experienced in the smartphone industry as well. Notably, Lei Jun also revealed that the first co-engineered product that takes advantage of the Xiaomi x Leica co-development efforts will be launching sometime in July 2022.

In other words, the next gen flagship smartphone with improved camera performance will be announced soon. As of right now finer details regarding this device is unknown, although, we can expect to hear more regarding this in the coming weeks. The brand is working in depth with Leica to offer an improved camera experience on the upcoming handset.

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Huawei P40 series is one of the most anticipated lineups of the first half of 2020. After the immense success of the P30 Pro, the upcoming series has some pretty big shoes to fill. And according to the latest rumors, we can expect to see an even more powerful camera setup on the P40 lineup. One of the biggest changes this year is the presence of an additional premium variant in the P series lineup. In addition to the P40 and the P40 Pro devices, we could also see a P40 Pro Premium handset that’ll be the most powerful model in the series this year. The Premium model is said to feature five cameras at the back instead of the four sensors that’ll be found on the P40 Pro and non-Pro variants.

Today, Waqar Khan has brought the P40 Pro Premium design to life with a concept video. We know it’s the Premium edition because of the Penta camera setup at the back. The concept video showcases the phone’s curved screen up front as well as dual punch-hole cameras on the top left corner. Clearly, it looks like 2019 will be the year of the punch-hole shooter given how companies are freely embracing the design on their new models.

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The Penta camera setup at the back will be placed in a rectangular housing at the back. Honestly, I don’t mind seeing this design come to reality, given how I personally find it pretty refined. However, note that the Huawei P40 Pro Premium’s camera setup will protrude quite significantly, much like most premium smartphones launched lately, including the OnePlus 7T.

The five cameras at the back should feature an 8MP 240mm periscope lens with 10x optical zoom, a 52MP 1/1.3″ sensor, a 40MP cine camera, and a 3D ToF sensor. The fifth sensor could be a dedicated macro camera, but we don’t have specific details right now.

The Huawei P40 Pro is expected to launch sometime in March this year.

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