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May 2010
(83%)
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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)
It’s easy to like this camera in terms of concept and compactness. Image quality does seem like work in progress, which had been implied by Panasonic right from the start. Certainly there’s room for improvement, and it will be interesting to c...
Abstract: Hands on preview Two new cameras from Panasonic – LUMIX DMC-G2 and LUMIX DMC-G10 Hands on preview – At Munich late last month DCE was lucky enough to get a hands on preview of the two new hybrid models from Panasonic. The LUMIX DMC-G2 and LUMIX DMC-G10...
It is hard not to be impressed with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2. It takes the best features of its predecessor, the G1, and adds video capture, a touchscreen and a few tweaks to the button placement. Of all the features available in the G2, it is the co...
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Published: 2010-06-25, Author: Leonard , review by: asia.cnet.com
Interesting touchscreen implementation; 3-inch swivel LCD; more dedicated buttons for specific functions; good image quality.
Not all options can be accessed through touchscreen; stagnant dSLR-like styling.
Responsive touchscreen, Sharp and detailed photos, Easy to use auto functions, Followfocus in video mode.
Average ISO performance
We found that the Panasonic G2 is suitable exactly for whom it's designed for: a camera for the compact camera upgrader, who will find welcome in its user-friendly features, rather than the DSLR downgrader who might find the ISO performance a little lacki...
Abstract: The Micro Four Thirds digital camera system looks set to stay, as Panasonic reveals their latest cameras in the line - the Lumix DMC-G2 and the DMC-G10. The G2 is the update to the very first Micro Four Thirds camera released to market, the G1 which debut...
Responsive touchscreen, Sharp and detailed photos, Easy to use auto functions, Followfocus in video mode.
Average ISO performance.
We found that the Panasonic G2 is suitable exactly for whom it's designed for: a camera for the compact camera upgrader, who will find welcome in its user-friendly features, rather than the DSLR downgrader who might find the ISO performance a little la...
Abstract: Panasonic consiguió ser el centro de atención con la Panasonic G1. La cámara fue recibida con entusiasmo en todo el mundo, y fue especialmente alabada por su alta calidad en general. Por ello, nuestras expectativas eran aún mayores con la Panasonic Lu...
La qualité du viseur, écran haute résolution orientable, autofocus et déclenchement sur l’écran.
Réglages en double, fonctionnalités complexes.
Successeur du G1, le Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 apporte l'enregistrement vidéo (en HD) et un écran tactile orientable. Comme sur le G1, les objectifs sont interchangeables....
