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Is the Leica Q2 good for Portrait Photography?

Leica Q2
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Leica Q2 Portrait Photography Score

GOOD
Leica Q2 has a score of 77 for Portrait Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Leica Q2 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Portrait Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Leica Q2 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensors provide shallower depth of field and a nice blurry background for your portrait shots.

Very High Resolution Sensor: 47.0MP

Leica Q2's 47.0MP sensor will provide larger room for cropping, and you will be able print your portrait shots larger with more fine detail.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains more color information compared to JPEGs, so it is easier to get a natural skin tone and colours during post processing, which is very important for portraits.

External Flash Shoe

Use of External flash creates many creative lighting opportunities for portrait photography. Techniques like bounce and fill-in flash will make your portraits stand-out from the crowd.

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

During a portrait shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You have to nail the focus perfectly for a good portrait shot. Compact cameras are not great at focusing at low light and complex lighting conditions, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.

Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of portrait model is crucial. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.

Not so good Ergonomics&Handling

Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Leica Q2 Alternatives in Large Sensor Compact cameras for Portrait Photography

Leica Q3

Compare Q2 vs Q3

60 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #38
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Leica Q3
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2

Compare Q2 vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #76
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2 Monochrom

Compare Q2 vs Q2 Monochrom

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #240
Rank in Compact Cameras: #18

Leica Q2 Monochrom
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Zeiss ZX1

Compare Q2 vs ZX1

37 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #181
Rank in Compact Cameras: #7

Zeiss ZX1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh GR III

Compare Q2 vs GR III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #377
Rank in Compact Cameras: #41

Ricoh GR III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G1 X III

Compare Q2 vs G1 X III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #175
Rank in Compact Cameras: #6

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic LX100 II

Compare Q2 vs LX100 II

17 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
24-75 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #245
Rank in Compact Cameras: #21

Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica D-Lux 7

Compare Q2 vs D-Lux 7

17 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
24-75 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #239
Rank in Compact Cameras: #19

Leica D-Lux 7
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X100F

Compare Q2 vs X100F

24 MP | APS-C CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #227
Rank in Compact Cameras: #15

Fujifilm X100F
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X100V

Compare Q2 vs X100V

26 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #110
Rank in Compact Cameras: #3

Fujifilm X100V
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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