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January 2011
(78%)
92 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
38 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality (though see issues below)
Compact and wellbuilt rangefinderstyle body
3inch touchscreen LCD with 460
000 pixels
Good outdoor visibility
Wellimplemented touch features include touch AF / touch shutter / customizable menus / image playback
Very good live view system with fast autofocus
Live histogram
Custom grid lines
Face detection/recognition
Full manual controls
Compact body and lens. Simple to use. Good image quality. Minimal shutter lag. Fast autofocus. Variety of HD video recording formats. Responsive touch screen. Stereo audio recording.
Interchangeable lenses
Very compact body for a Micro Four Thirds camera -- nearing Sony NEX territory
But with a built-in flash
Prominent front-panel grip makes for more comfortable hand-holding
3-inch LCD is very sharp with good resolution (460K-d...
Fast autofocus
Touchfocus controls for video and stills
Very small for an interchangeablelens camera
* Touch-focus controls for video and stills
* Very small for an interchangeable-lens camera
Low image noise until ISO 800 in good light
Realistic image colors
Excellent automatic whitebalance
Reliable metering
Fast contrastdetect autofocus
Short shutterlag
Quick and responsive
Calibratable LCD
Good LCD visibility and viewingangle
Option
Excellent build
Fast
Responsive AF
“iA” offers some degree of control
Very sharp autofocus
Extremely easy to use
Small camera body can be used onehanded
LCD is sharp and touch screen is handy
Nice design
And four body colors is nice for an advanced camera
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 delivers excellent performance for its class
In a relatively compact
Comfortable design with a streamlined
Usable touch-screen interface implementation
Size
Design
HD video
The editors didn't like
Tends to underexpose a little
Highlight clipping can be an issue
Redeye a problem
No removal tool in playback mode
Strong vignetting and some corner blurring on F2.5
14 mm kit lens
Lots of features removed from GF1
Including a physical mode dial
Bulb mode
Flash exposure compensation
Film Modes
And support for a wired remote control
No manual controls in movie mode
Buffer fills quickl
Low-light performance isn't as good as some competitors. Image sensor is not true APS-C size. Proprietary USB port.
Orange and yellow shifted to green in JPEGs
Demosaicing errors in fine detail such as hair
High ISO performance hasn't improved over predecessor
Lowest NR setting still blurs fine detail at low ISOs
14mm has poor macro performance
And high geometr...
Underexposed images in Auto mode
Touchscreen is ineffective for some controls
* Touchscreen is ineffective for some controls
Price when rated
700
Slight image softness from base ISO
Limited use ISO 6400
Below average shottoshot speed
Wrong LiveHistogram
Preview not ExposurePriority
Poor flash clearance
Inefficient controls
Touchscreen required
Impossible to set video framing correctly
Vide
Dated and cluttered interface
Lacks manual video control
Relatively average image quality
A viewfinder would be nice in some circumstances
Camera can be uncomfortable to hold when popup flash is extended
Maximum resolution only available in 4
3 ratio
LCD can be a little tough to see in bright sunlight
Advanced photographers will want more advanced features than GF2 has
Panasonic's JPEG processing remains subpar for this class of camera
And the GF2's inability to lock the focus area from accidental screen presses--a flaw of all the company's touch-screen ILCs--remains a huge point of frustration. It also has a disappoin
Abstract: Today Panasonic have announced a camera that is sure to get some attention – the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 – an update to their widely acclaimed GF1 (a camera I’ve come to love myself).It’s being billed by Panasonic as the world’s smallest and lightest ...
Abstract: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Preview November 2010 |Andy Westlake It's been fourteen months since Panasonic announced its first compact-body 'rangefinder-like' Micro Four Thirds camera, in the shape of the DMC-GF1. This quickly gained a following as arguabl...
Abstract: Evaluation of Panasonic Lumix GF1, GF2 and Olympus E-PL1 Cameras Left: Panasonic Lumix GF1 camera and 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lensRight: Canon EOS-40D and EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 lensSeveral micro four thirds cameras (Panasonic and Olympus) were evaluated as a ...
Compact, especially with 14mm lens attached. Touchscreen is a cut above previous Panasonic versions and actually usable. Good overall image quality. Very good looking
Twitchy continuous autofocus during video recording. Relatively low resolution screen. No remote/cable release port
Panasonic's second compact interchangeable lens camera won't disappoint new users with its sleek footprint and very good image quality....
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Published: 2011-02-03, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
Like: Image quality is excellent, with selectable aspect ratios – if your preferred viewing medium is a high definition television then widescreen 16:9 is available. The popup flash prevents redeye. The touch screen is responsive and logically mapped. The
Dislike: The shutter is a little noisy and the exposure compensation arrangement – push the knob in then turn – is slow
Small size, clear and vibrant image quality, excellent focusing, useful touchscreen, sturdy build quality
Video quality not great, noticeable blemishes above ISO 800, longest open shutter time in 60sec
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF2 is a great camera for any type of user. It's well built, easy to use and it can take sharp and vibrant images. It's one of a growing number of cameras on the Australian market with a touchscreen. You can only not only use it to...
Abstract: Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GF2 arrives in retail stores in January 2011, roughly 15 months after we reviewed its predecessor, the GF1. The new model, which will be available in black or white, has the same rangefinder-like styling as its predecessor but is ...
Abstract: Like Samsung’s NX100, the GF2 from Panasonic is a small hybrid lacking an inbuilt or electronic optical viewfinder; you have to shoot it like a compact.The GF2 feels solid and comfortable, with build quality that’s well ahead of the NX100. There’s not ...
Abstract: As I discovered on a trip to central Africa recently, the GF2 feels superb and the photos it produces are astonishingly sharp and luminous – in a special league. But despite the GF2 being wonderful in most ways, I can only give it a qualified recommendati...
Abstract: While Panasonic further extends the range of its Micro Four Thirds cameras with the recently announced Lumix DMC-G3, this new arrival with its bulging bridge form factor won’t be for everyone. Keeping up with Olympus with its PEN models, the Lumix DMC-...
