Leica X2 hands on

Manual control is simple once compact camera users get used to the Leica way – no prodding and swiping through touchscreen menu upon touchscreen menu just to change the aperture here. Another difference from the X1 is the X2's new and improved 11 point autofocus system which we found to be quick off the mark in our short hands on, just as it's been billed.

It didn't take long for us to remember that it's not in fact an all-singing, all-dancing DSLR though – no zoom, no swapping lenses and no HD video shooting.