ðə kˈæmɹə wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst wɪð ɐ nˈuː lˈeɪkə dˈiː vˈɛɹɪˌoʊˈɛlmɐɹˌɪt fˈoːɹtiːn fˈɪfti ˌɛmˈɛm ˈɛf slˈæʃ tˈuː.ˈeɪt θɹˈiː.fˈaɪv lˈɛnz ɐ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt dˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˌɛmˈɛm θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm ɪkwˈɪvələnt, ðə fˈɜːst lˈeɪkə lˈɛnz fɚðə fˈoːɹ θˈɜːdz sˈɪstəm, ænd ðə fˈɜːst fˈoːɹ θˈɜːdz lˈɛnz wɪð ˈɪmɪdʒ stˌeɪbɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən.
The camera was introduced with a new Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14–50mm f/2.8–3.5 lens (a 28-100mm 35mm equivalent), the first Leica lens for the Four Thirds System, and the first Four Thirds lens with image stabilization.