Testseek.com have collected 85 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2.
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)
Duplication of physical and touchscreen controls; hyper-complicated features
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 takes great pictures, but this Micro Four Thirds camera's mass of features makes it complicated and often disorientating to use...
Panasonic's G2 is a well-specified camera and the new kit lens is a great upgrade, but its image quality still can't match comparably priced DSLRs. ...
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 tiltable LCD. Buying in to the Micro FourThirds concept in the first place ...
There is no question that the G2 is an outstanding buy – and will undoubtedly help to consolidate the popularity of the fledgeling Micro Four Thirds system. Many of the features of the new camera are shared with the G1 and other members of the Panasoni...
Pluses, Powerful image stabilisation on a responsive camera, Good quality electronic viewfinder, Moveable touchscreen LCD display is useful, Effective and useful iA mode, Electronic noise well handled
Minuses, Loud shutter release, No 1080p video or stereo sound, Interface is somewhat complicated for a generalist camera
Dedicated video record button, angle-adjustable high res LCD with touch screen convenience, easy to use
Pricey. Anyone adopting the Micro Four Thirds system from scratch should check out the cheaper, pared down version in the G10
Well featured alternative to a DSLR, provides a shallower learning curve for those trading up from a compact, whilst ticking the boxes for latest must haves including HD video and vari-angle LCD
Touchscreen LCD, 720p HD video (plus stereo sound), lots of good quality lenses
High ISO image quality, expect to pay a little more than most other hybrid systems, 14-42mm kit lens could be better
Far from novel the G2's new touchscreen capability extends its ease of use and is an ideal next step for the series to take. The 720p video mode is top quality, and although high ISO image quality is seen off by Samsung's NX10, the G2 holds its own on ...
