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Bring Summicron-grade optics to the home cinema with Leica's RGB-laser 4K projector line.
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about leica smart projection
Leica Smart Projection is the home-cinema arm of Leica Camera AG, the optics maker founded in Wetzlar, Germany in 1914 and known for the M-series rangefinders. Leica entered the projector market in 2023 with the Cine 1, an ultra-short-throw 4K laser model, applying the same lens-design discipline it has carried for over a century to a category usually defined by consumer-electronics brands. The current line runs from the Cine 1 ultra-short-throw to the Cine Play 1, a portable triple-RGB-laser 4K DLP projector that scales from a 65-inch to a 300-inch image through a Leica Summicron zoom lens and pushes roughly 3,000 ANSI lumens, with the more compact Cine Compact 1 added in 2026. All use Leica Image Optimization (LIO) processing and carry Leica-engineered optics rather than rebadged third-party glass. In the US, the projectors sell through Leica's own retail channel — Leica Stores and leicacamerausa.com — alongside AV specialty retailers such as ProjectorScreen.com and B&H. Coverage sits on the home-cinema and custom-install beat rather than two-channel audiophile press: Residential Systems covered the Cine Play 1, with additional trade pickup through CI/AV outlets and PR Newswire. They compete with the premium UST and laser-projector tier from Hisense, Samsung's Premiere line, and JMGO, leaning on the Leica name and lens pedigree as the differentiator. Design and optical engineering are handled out of Leica's German operations; manufacturing follows the contract-build model standard for the projector category.