Photographer's Guide to the Leica D-Lux 4: Getting the Most from Leica's Compact Digital Camera Paperback – Illustrated, November 1, 2009

LX-3 owners often hear that their camera is the same as the D-Lux4, and after reading this book I can assure you that this is the case. All the features ( aside from the Red Dot, of course) every bit of the software and all the menu frames are exactly the same, right down to the fonts on the screen, so you will not be risking anything in the way of compatibility in deciding to buy this book. Plus you will be saving yourself mounds of irritation and many hours of time by purchasing this book at the very same time that you purchase your camera. There is quite a bit to learn about the LX-3 ( too much, it may seem at times ) and factory manual is just as frustrating as you may have heard it to be, so you would not be remiss in shelling out the money and using this easier-to-understand book right from the beginning.

I inherited a Leica D-Lux 4 recently and I don't know what I would do without this book. Camera is old but still fun to use especially if you know how to you it!

The documentation that was included with my newly purchased Lumix LX3 fell somewhere between vague and incomprehensible. When I found this book on Amazon I figured it couldn't be any worse. If Leica and Panasonic were smart they would include the book with the camera purchase. It has unlocked the full potential of the camera to me. I went from ambivalence to real enthusiasm for this wonderful pocket-able camera. The book is well written. It is clear and precise and actually corrects errors in the manufacturers documentation as well as describing features not included in the OEM manual. If you buy either the Leica or the Panasonic Lumix LX3, BUY THIS BOOK.

Although I have yet to complete this book, I am working my way through and find it accurate and detailed enough to be a big help to me in my novice state, and yet I feel it could go a long way to helping any user of this camera, with general tips that will assist me when using my less complicated camera as well. A good purchase. Photographer's Guide to the Leica D-Lux 4: Getting the Most from Leica's Compact Digital Camera

As noted by others this is the book that explains the manual. It does it well, in clear English, and serves as an excellent introduction. Like many people I buy a new product and start to play with it without reading the manual; but the manual seems not to help with the practical problems. How do you change f-stops? How do you change speed? and so on. Almost everything seems to be here and the advice is practical, direct, and useful. The short phrase (look it up if you don't know it) RTFM really should be replaced. It isn't the Manual you need to read; it's this book.

I bought this book to use with the LX3 which is the same camera as the Leica under a different name. I have had the camera for a year. I have learned more in the last week about it's functions than in the entire time I have owned the camera. Well written, easy to understand and just plain readable. I have purchased third part camera manuals in the past for a number of different cameras. This one I actually read. Get this book. There is far more under the hood of this camera than you will ever discover on your own...

I bought if for my father who is retired. If you are new to pocket cameras or just like a real book, this is useful. There are an amazing number of different features on the D-Lux4. Of course now there are newer models. I am comfortable with just reading the manual, which is also online.

An excellent, easy to read book outlining the controls and operation of the Leica camera, This is the clearest and most ogically organized camera manual I have ever used and I highly recomend it to anyone who wants to a quick study of the camera. It doesn't hurt that the camera itself is efficiently and intuitively designed.

I only spotted this on 21st December and decided to order it as an additional, but inevitably late, Christmas gift for my husband who is a keen photographer and has recently purchased this camera (and loves it already). To my delighted surprise, the book (and a DVD I had also ordered) arrived on Christmas Eve, so thank you so much to Amazon for such a good service - especially when you realise that I live in France and ordered from Amazon UK! And the book has gone down a storm - it has been his reading of choice all day on Christmas Day! He has already said that it is really useful for the hints and tips it is giving him on using this camera.

A superb book on the Leica D-Lux 4. This camera is a lot more than a point and shoot. It has features that belies its size. This book expertly explains every feature and explains how you can extend its features, like infra red photography.

Well written with intetesting style

My new (4 year old) Leica D-Lux 4 has a good manual but with so many features unexplained I needed a good guide book. Excellent coverage.

Very informative manual set out in a logical format, would recommend to a budding armature but take it in stages.