Panasonic Digital Cameras
10 Feb 2009
Panasonic Lumix G1 Digital Camera Review
With the G1, Panasonic has developed an entirely new-concept digital cameras that takes even greater advantage of the compactness and light weight inherent in the Four Thirds System Standard. By increasing the number of electrical contacts between camera body and lens, Panasonic has also increased camera expandability and maximized the future potential of the G1, including compatibility with future features. In addition, the versatile G1 accepts not only Micro Four Thirds System interchangeable lenses, but also conventional Four Thirds System lenses (when an optional adapter is mounted). This means that users can continue to use Four Thirds lenses they already own.
The G1 is the world’s first camera to employ the new Micro Four Thirds System standard. Together with an innovative mirror-less structure that also dramatically downsizes the camera body, the LUMIX G Micro System achieves a dramatic portability and ease of use by an adoption of electronic Full-time Live View Finder instead of conventional optical viewfinder.
The G1’s Live MOS sensor gives users the benefits of Full-time Live View both when viewing the Free-Angle LCD and when looking through the viewfinder. Other new conveniences made possible by the contrast AF include 1-area-focusing, AF Tracking, and a preview functions that show the photographer how changing the shutter speed (and other settings) will affect the photograph. The large 3.0-inch free-angle LCD, with its 100 percent field of view and sharp 460,000-dot resolution, lets the photographer check even fine details when composing an image or viewing a shot just taken.
In addition to accepting Micro Four Thirds lenses, the G1 can be fitted with a mount adapter that allows the use of standard Four Thirds lenses. This greatly expands the assortment of lenses available to users.
Product Features divx it s a wonderful life
- 12.1-megapixel 4/3-type MOS sensor; world’s first Micro Four Thirds camera
- Includes Lumix G Vario 14 – 45 mm F3.5 – F5.6 ASPH.Mega OIS lens
- Capture images to SD/SDHC/Multimedia cards (not included)
- Ultra compact Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera: Made Possible by the Micro Four Thirds System Standard
- Full-time Live View and Contrast AF, Face Detection and Intelligent Auto (iA) mode
- High-resolution Live View Finder and Free-angle 3-inch 3:2 460,000-dot LCD
- Great Photography Is Not Only from Professional Photographers Anymore–Intelligent Auto Mode
- Shake Detection–MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer)
- Motion Detection–Intelligent ISO Control
- Light Detection–Intelligent Exposure
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