Leica Q (Typ 116)

The editors of review sites Trusted Reviews, Lydogbilde.no and Focus-Numerique.fr all endorse this Leica camera and have given it their "Recommended" award.

The writers at websites PC Mag and Digitalone.com.sg both concluded that this camera was terrific and gave it their "Editor's Choice" award.

This Leica digital camera received a "Highly Recommended" award from website PhotographyBlog.com who said that this camera was great.

The writers at three additional expert review sites all concluded that this Leica camera was very good. Digital Versus and 01net.com both gave this camera a "5 Star" award and EISA.eu gave it an "EISA Best Product" award.

Pocket Lint gave this digital camera an "Editor's Choice" award and Ljudochbild.se gave it a "Recommended" award.

Based on 31 expert reviews from sites including What Digital Camera, PhotographyBlog.com, CNET.com and Ephotozine the average expert rating of this camera is 89 out of 100. That puts this Leica digital camera in the top 14% of all the new high megapixel cameras.

The average owner rating of this Leica digital camera is terrific based on 43 owner reviews. Over 93% of reviewers gave this digital camera the highest possible rating of 5 stars and 100% of those asked said they would recommend buying it to others. This puts this camera in the top 9% of all the new digital cameras when ranked by average owner review score.

We checked 872 expert and owner reviews (including 178 verified purchases) for Leica digital cameras and found that on average Leica has excellent reviews compared to other manufacturers. We also found that Leica has excellent reviews specifically within its high megapixel cameras range. 96% of those that bought a Leica camera would recommend the product that they bought to other buyers.

Three people who reviewed the Leica Q (Typ 116) concluded that it was expensive and two customers said in their reviews that the product was not good value for money.

10 people who bought this digital camera reckoned that it was good looking and two people reckoned that it was well designed.

11 customers who bought it reckoned that it had a good autofocus and three owners who reviewed the Leica Q (Typ 116) concluded that it had a good lens.

18 customers wrote in their reviews that the Leica Q (Typ 116) was able to produce good images and two customers thought this digital camera had a good picture resolution.

Eight owners who bought it reckoned that it was easy to use, two customers wrote in their reviews that the product had a good interface and two owners mentioned in their reviews that this digital camera was easy to use the menus.

Four owners who bought the Leica Q (Typ 116) considered that it was well made.

Six people thought it was good quality.

The Q (Typ 116) supports video recording. Most of the other recently released cameras also support video recording.

Across all the comparable spec cameras that have been around for around the same time as this camera the digital zooms range from 1x to 810x. With a digital zoom of only 1.8 times zoom factor, the Q (Typ 116) has a very small digital zoom compared to most of the other high megapixel cameras that are a similar age to this camera.

At 3 inches, the Q (Typ 116) has a relatively typical display diagonal compared to most of the other high megapixel cameras that are a comparable age to this digital camera.

The Leica Q (Typ 116) does not have a GPS (satellite). Most of the other new comparable spec digital cameras do have a GPS (satellite).

The Q (Typ 116) supports Full HD video, as do most of the other latest comparable spec digital cameras.

The Q (Typ 116) supports Wi-Fi. Most of the other new similar spec digital cameras also support Wi-Fi.

The Q (Typ 116) has an image stabilizer, as do most of the other recently released cameras.

The average optical zoom of high megapixel cameras that are a comparable age to this digital camera is 16x. The Q (Typ 116) has one of the smaller optical zooms (only 1 times zoom factor) amongst high megapixel cameras of this age.

With a weight of 590 grams, the Leica Q (Typ 116) has a pretty average weight compared to most of the other high megapixel cameras that were released around the same time as this digital camera.

The Q (Typ 116) has a 6000 x 4000 still image resolution(s) which is higher than the 1920 x 1080 still image resolution(s) found on most latest high megapixel cameras. This camera also have still image resolution(s) of 4272 x 2848, 2976 x 1984, 1600 x 1080, 4800 x 3200, 3424 x 2288, 2384 x 1592, 1280 x 856, 3360 x 2240, 2400 x 1600 and 1680 x 1120 and 896 x 600.

The Q (Typ 116) supports Near Field Communication (NFC). Most of the other recently released high megapixel cameras also support Near Field Communication (NFC).

When compared to other comparable spec digital cameras that came out around the same time as this digital camera that we have checked, the display resolution (numeric) of the Leica Q (Typ 116) of only 104,000 pixels is one of the lowest. The average display resolution (numeric) of high megapixel cameras that have been around for around the same time as this digital camera is 840,000 pixels.

The Q (Typ 116) features voice recording. Most of the other high megapixel cameras that were released around the same time as this camera also feature voice recording.

The Q (Typ 116) has a built-in microphone. Most of the other high megapixel cameras that were released around the same time as this digital camera also have a built-in microphone.

The Leica Q (Typ 116) has a higher image resolution than most cameras that have been on the market for around the same time as it. This camera has a 6000 x 4000 pixels maximum image resolution, whereas most similar spec cameras that are a comparable age to it have a 5472 x 3648 pixels maximum image resolution. The best image resolution of all latest comparable spec digital cameras is 7360 x 4912 pixels and the worst is 4608 x 3456 pixels.

This digital camera supports a 2 USB version, which is the most commonly supported USB version on new high megapixel cameras.

This camera has a maximum video resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which is the most commonly found maximum video resolution on cameras that have been available for a similar time to it.

The Q (Typ 116) has a greater number of ISO speeds than most digital cameras that have been around for around the same time as it. This camera supports a 100 ISO sensitivity, which is the most frequently supported ISO sensitivity supported by similar spec cameras that have been on the market for a comparable time to this camera. The ISO sensitivities "51200" and "Auto" are also supported by this digital camera.

At only 1.7, the Leica Q (Typ 116) has a very small minimum aperture number compared to most of the other recently released similar spec cameras. Across all the cameras of this age and spec the minimum aperture numbers range from 1.3 to 22.

This is a 24.2 megapixels digital camera.

This camera was released in June 2015.