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May 2010
(83%)
85 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
9 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality (though see issues below)
Compact
Well designed body with interchangeable lenses
Comes in three colors
Flipout
Rotating 3inch touchscreen LCD display with high resolution
Great outdoor / low light visibility
Generally wellimplemented touch features for focus
Phototaking
Menu navigation
And image playback
Large
High resolution electronic viewfinder
Firstrate li
Rear control dial is in better position
Articulating
High-resolution 3
2 LCD
High-resolution EVF
IR sensor switches between EVF and LCD
Good shape to grip
Soft
Warm rubber finish
20g lighter than its predecessor
But camera still has good heft
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Image quality is outstanding
Camera layout is good
Important features are accessible by "one touch"
Quick autofocus and good response times
LCD can rotate away from the camera
Can shoot photos with touch on LCD
EVF is extremely bright and sharp
Nice touch-screen implementation
Articulated LCD
Relatively fast
Pretty good EVF
Reliably good image quality up to ISO 800
Usable up to ISO 3200
Accurate metering and focus
Good JPEG resolution (though stick to raw for best results)
Fast and responsive in use
Good ergonomics all around
Excellent build quality
Nice handling
Touch screen adds a couple of very useful features
Doesn't replace extensive external controls
Very useful status panel and quick menu allow di
Intuitive touchscreen
Movie mode
Compact size
The editors didn't like
Camera tends to slightly underexpose and clip highlights
Redeye a problem
Digital correction feature did not help
At least for me
Touch features don't add a lot to the shooting experience
Too easy to accidentally change focus area
Unremarkable continuous shooting mode
Movies created with AVCHD Lite codec are difficult to share and edit
Frame rate isn't true 60 fps
Motion JPEG movies have
Grip area is somewhat slick
Rear EVF protrudes far behind the camera
Making it harder to fit into small spaces
Kit lens has no IS switch (camera menu only)
Plastic mount
Lots of geometric distortion in uncorrected RAW at wide-angle
Which contribu...
Will take some time to learn all of the features
LCD is a little tough to see in direct sunlight
Price seems a little high
Touchscreen LCD is easy to smudge
Images a little noisier at midrange ISO sensitivities than they should be
Too easy to accidentally move focus points with touch screen
Out-of-camera JPEG color not as appealing as best competitors
New kit lens not as good as predecessor
ISO 6400 verging on the unusable
High ISO default noise reduction a bit too high
Dynamic range still not as good as best APS-C competitors
User interface looking a bit dated (and possibly a bit daunting to the first time user)
The arrival of the just-mentioned ‘APS-C' format models has undoubtedly livened up the interchangeable lens compact camera category, but the G2 shifts the focus back on the Micro Four Thirds format. Not only has Panasonic made sure that the G2 has a good ...
Good image quality, tilting LCD, high-definition video recording
A bit expensive
The best combination here of image quality, camera build and features, we highly recommend the Panasonic Lumix G2's one-touch HD video recording, choice of viewfinders and its tilting LCD. Buying in to the Micro Four Thirds concept in the first place is't...
Abstract: On its release this month, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G2 will be the world's first system camera with touch-control shooting and playback. Offered in black, blue and red, the new model retains many of the features of its predecessor, including the 12.1-mega...
Published: 2010-05-27, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
Like: The image quality is very good and movie quality is outstanding. The piece de resistance of this camera is the ability to touch the spot on the screen that is the focal point of the picture and the camera instantly focusses, sets the exposure and fi
Dislike: The electronic viewfinder is average for the type and is no match for the mirror and prism of a conventional single lens reflex
Abstract: One of the most exciting features of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 is its vari-angle 3-inch (3:2) touch-screen monitor, from which one can both take control of shooting settings and activate the shutter by touching the subject on-screen. The camera’s exce...
Abstract: It was March when I had a chance to wander round the Focus show with a pre production version of this DSLR unit. Now in late autumn I finally get to look at the boxed version and to try all the G2 has to offer for real....
The Panasonic DMC-G2 is one of the best all-rounders I have tried lately. The kit lens has no macro, yet I was still able to get in good and close. While the tele-photo end didn't get me too near, it’s certainly sufficient for non-wildlife photograph...
