{"id":1480,"date":"2016-01-21T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T02:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/21\/leicas-x-u-is-a-pretty-and-pricey-waterproof-camera\/"},"modified":"2016-01-21T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T02:19:00","slug":"leicas-x-u-is-a-pretty-and-pricey-waterproof-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/21\/leicas-x-u-is-a-pretty-and-pricey-waterproof-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica's X-U is a pretty and pricey waterproof camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Waterproof and rugged cameras don’t get prettier than Leica’s<\/a> new X-U.<\/p>\n

Aimed at adventurers and designed in collaboration with the carmaker Audi, the X-U is the first Leica camera that can be submerged in up to 49 feet of water. It’s also extremely rugged: shock-resistant, shatterproof and dust-sealed.<\/p>\n

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See also: The search for the ultimate smartphone camera<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The aluminum camera has a 16.5-megapixel APS-C sensor and a Leica Summilux 23mm lens. Though the lens isn’t interchangeable, it is fast \u2014 it has an f\/1.7 aperture \u2014 and should perform like a real champ in low-light situations.<\/p>\n

There are two control dials and a hot shoe for connecting accessories on the top. Around back is a 3-inch display, which Leica says has a “toughened monitor screen cover” to guard against deadly drops. A double-locking system protects the memory card and the battery from getting waterlogged. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Waterproof and rugged cameras don’t get prettier than Leica’s new X-U. Aimed at adventurers and designed in collaboration with the carmaker Audi, the X-U is the first Leica camera that can be submerged in up to 49 feet of water. … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}