Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
May, 2011

Summary Panasonic DMC-G3

Prices Price
Body only $499 Kit Unknown
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 19 Among similar cameras #n/a of 47
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Megapixels Help 15.8 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 6,400 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Replacement

Panasonic has replaced the Lumix DMC-G3 with the DMC-G5.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 announced July, 2012
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
HDR Has in-camera HDR

Compare the new Panasonic DMC-G5 vs the DMC-G3

reviewsWhat are people saying about the DMC-G3

"AF acquisition time at 0.23 seconds."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the camera's auto-focus
"Otherwise, control placement seems logical and Panasonic has arranged them so as to present little potential for inadvertent activations"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the camera's button-layout
"For someone considering a camera to improve upon compact digital image quality, the mirrorless interchangeable lens genre is a slam dunk."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the camera's overall-performance

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Pros

The Panasonic DMC-G3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Touch screen Touch screen Help
Less buttons
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions

Cons

The Panasonic DMC-G3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Color depth Less color depth Help
21 bits
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.6 EV
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Announced Old Help
May, 2011
Size Slightly large Help
Standard size 115x84x47 mm
Thickness Thick Help
1.9"
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
56.0
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
23
Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
0
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
270 shots

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Discussion What do you think about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3?

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Abcd (10:20 AM, February 25, 2012)
There's an important nuance that was missed here: Panasonic doesn't have image stabilization in its BODY, but rather has chosen to implement this in the LENSES. Each method has its own advantage, but that doesn't mean the G3 doesn't have OIS.
 
Svitekphotography (1:38 AM, October 22, 2011)
Yes, it does have a huge EV range, but the HDR portion referes to the automatic concept... it can't do automatic HDR shots, so its more of a minor nuisance to any photographer, having to manually set the functions in order to capture different contrast areas in one shot and then putting them together on a computer...

I hope the next model will have HDR... getting sick of manual retouches, actually.
 
Wishbone (10:21 AM, October 16, 2011)
Cons includes HDR functionality ? This has better EV range for HDR photography than pretty much everything other than the most expensive Canon models.