Hands on: Leica X2 review

Leica's top-end compact gets a resolution boost

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Leica X2
The Leica X2 is an APS-C format 16MP camera with a 24mm lens and a high retail price

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As part of our image quality testing for the Leica X2, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Leica X2 is capable of resolving up to around 18 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

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Full ISO 100 image, see the cropped (100%) versions below.

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ISO 100, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 800, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 1600, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 3200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 6400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 12800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Raw

Leica X2 review

ISO 100, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 200, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 400, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 1600, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 3200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 6400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Leica X2 review

ISO 12800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Angela Nicholson

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