Panasonic’s partnership with top photographic brand Leica has produced some interesting cameras. Leica has brought its optical expertise to the relationship, while Panasonic brings its experience in electronics.

There are a number of factors to take into account when choosing a digital camera. Price is important, and so is the quality of the results. But you’ve also got to enjoy using it, and it’s this factor which can easily get overlooked.

And while Lumix DMC-LC40 is refreshingly chunky in a market populated increasingly by sub-miniature cameras, it still manages to be a bit of a fiddle to use. The handgrip’s not quite big enough and, as with the Nikon Coolpix 4300, you find your fingernails scrunched against the lens barrel.

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