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November 2008
(80%)
109 Reviews
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Users
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32 Reviews
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The editors liked
Compact body
Interchangeable lenses
Accurate electronic viewfinder
Fast performance
Stacks of settings to play with
Tilting flip LCD screen
Innovative new system
Compact design
Fantastic image quality
The editors didn't like
Slightly dull colour tones
No video mode
Underexposes all the time
Over-zealous sensor that switches between viewfinder and LCD
Uses new "Micro Four Thirds" standard, which allows for a smaller body and lens than comparable entry-level D-SLRs. Solid image quality at ISO 100-800. Large, articulating 3-inch LCD. HDMI-out.
Not much smaller than a D-SLR. No optical viewfinder. Excessive noise at higher ISOs. Longer shutter lag than traditional D-SLRs. No video-recording capability.
Panasonic is the first out of the gate with a camera thats built around the new Micro Four Thirds lens standard, which promises SLR-quality images from a smaller camera and lens. But the Lumix DMC-G1s body is bulky enough and its image quality margin...
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is a wonderful compact digital camera with great performance and exceptional photo quality, although it has a few design quirks here and there. Tech Specs$668.00 USD 12.10 megapixels JPEG still format 3.2 optical zoom rechar...
Rivals prosumer models in terms of image quality. Packed with features. Excellent electronic viewfinder performance and swivel LCD is highly convenient. ...
Compatible with a limited number of interchangeable lenses. Buttons are too small. ...
The Micro Four Thirds revolution is here and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is the ringmaster. We were clawing away at our test images, attempting to find flaws, but in the end our complaints were all but a set of disposable trifles. The Lumix DMC-G1’s...
Abstract: The G1s real claim to fame is, of course, the availability of smaller and lighter lenses. By using a smaller lens mount (micro FourThirds) and getting rid of the mirror (whose sole purpose is to reflect the light coming from the lens to the viewfinder...
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Published: 2008-12-15, Author: Alan , review by: techworld.com
We're sure that the compromise that gives the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 its smaller size and lower weight, at the expense of some capabilities, will be okay with some people, but considering the price tag, We're not impressed. For that kind of money, we ...
3in articulating LCD, overall design and build quality, compact size
Price at odds with specification, oversensitive LVF eye sensors, image flatness
The overall impression from the test is that the Micro Four Thirds system will definitely have an impact on the photography world. The reduction in size that the new system allows means interchangeable-lens cameras are going to get smaller, and as suc...
Abstract: of the Micro FourThirds system. And although the announcement was made by Panasonic and Olympus together, Panasonic managed to surprise the entire world press by presenting the worlds first Micro FourThirds camera at the last Photokina 2008 show. The...
First Micro Four Thirds camera, Solid print quality, Very high quality Live View finder, Good 3-inch LCD screen, Almost D-SLR-like response
Expensive, No video of any type, Noise at ISO 800 and above, Live View finder is a bit disconcerting, Not many lenses available without adaptor, *
It’s clear to us this really a version 1.0 camera. It does what it was intended to do, but we wanted more – and less – of some things. We wanted video capability and more lenses to choose from. We also wanted less noise at higher I...
Introducing a completely new kind of camera when nearly everyone now owns a camera of some kind, and at at time of global economic turmoil, is certainly a brave move by Panasonic. On paper the Lumix DMC-G1 makes perfect sense in a lot of ways, and it ...
