Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
September, 2008

Summary Panasonic DMC-G1

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 14-45mm lens $499
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 20 Among similar cameras #n/a of 47
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Megapixels Help 12 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Panasonic DMC-G1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Startup delay Short startup delay Help
1000 ms startup delay
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting

Cons

The Panasonic DMC-G1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
463 ISO
Movie format No movies Help
None
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
53.0
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.3 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12 MP
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Size Slightly large Help
Standard size 124x84x45 mm
Weight Heavy Help
430 g
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Color depth Less color depth Help
21.1 bits
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3 fps
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
September, 2008
Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Popularity Not so popular Help
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Matt (7:26 PM, August 08, 2012)
I think it does have a vari-angle screen...