The Leica X2 is a digital large sensor compact camera announced by Leica Camera on 10 May 2012. It is the successor of the

Leica X1 Leica X1 is a compact fixed-lens, large-sensor digital camera by Leica. The pre-production model was released to reviewers in September 2009. Leica X1 uses an APS-C (23.6 mm × 15.8 mm) format CMOS sensor with 12.2 megapixels (4272 � ...

, and improves on the earlier model with a higher resolution sensor, improved

autofocus An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system ...

and an optionally available electronic

viewfinder In photography, a viewfinder is what the photographer looks through to compose, and, in many cases, to focus the picture. Most viewfinders are separate, and suffer parallax, while the single-lens reflex camera lets the viewfinder use the main ...

for easier use in bright light. On 16 September 2014, the Leica X-E was announced, which is identical to the X2 except the exterior colour.

References

*http://www.dpreview.com/products/leica/compacts/leica_x2/specifications X2 Cameras introduced in 2012 {{camera-stub