Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Four thirds, 12 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Panasonic DMC-GF2

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $222
        With 14mm lens
        $300 - $799
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 4
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 43
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 460k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 12 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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        Replacement

        Panasonic has replaced the Lumix DMC-GF2 with the DMC-GF3.

        Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
        Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 announced June, 2011
        Battery life Slightly longer battery life
        Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag
        Weight Lighter

        Compare the new Panasonic DMC-GF3 vs the DMC-GF2

        reviewsWhat are people saying about the DMC-GF2

        "Fast and responsive operation"
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's auto-focus
        "Superb fully-customisable quick menu"
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's button-layout
        "Excellent build quality and handling."
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's build-quality

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        Pros

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        The Panasonic DMC-GF2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        40 lenses
        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size 113x68x33 mm
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.3"
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $221.83
        External flash External flash Help
        Better lighting
        Longest exposure Long exposures Help
        60 seconds
        Touch screen Touch screen Help
        Less buttons
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        3D Takes 3D photos Help
        View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
        Sensor cleaning Self cleaning sensor Help
        Avoids dust in your photos
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        External flash not needed

        Cons

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        The Panasonic DMC-GF2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12 MP
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3.2 fps
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
        337 ms shutter lag
        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
        300 shots
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        506 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        54.0
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Color depth Less color depth Help
        21.2 bits
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        10.3 EV
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        23
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Announced Old Help
        November, 2010
        Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
        None
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second

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        Opusopusmathis (8:57 PM, January 28, 2012)
        j'hésite entre le gf1 et le gf2 pour faire de la photo en rafale (skate-board)quel est le meilleur
         
        Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (0:26 AM, January 03, 2012)
        I own the GF2... it has image stabilization in both still image AND video modes. Don't know what kind (Optical, sensor, digital, etc...) but there is one.