Local field correction particle image velocimetry (LFCPIV), is a correlation PIV method able to accurately resolve flow structures smaller than the interrogation window. It presents advantages over conventional PIV, offering an alternative in the field of advanced and super-resolution PIV methods . Within the European project Europiv2, the method has been refined and extensively tested. In the present work, the basics of the method are reviewed. This allow s defining the range where it offers an improvement over other methods. Issues concerning resolution, peak-locking, group-locking and other metrological parameters are also commented, as well as differences with other advanced PIV techniques. Results on real PIV images obtained by partners within Europiv2 are presented. These results give an idea of the performance enhancement of LFCPIV in respect to conventional PIV. Furthermore, the ability to cope with high gradients in velocity , background feature s and the presence of solid boundaries is highlighted.