Testseek.com have collected 92 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2.
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
Smaller, faster and easier-to-use than its predecessor; can shoot 3D videos and stills
No in-body anti-shake; touchscreen won't be to everyone's taste
The touchscreen Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 subtly refines its predecessor, the GF1. It's well worth a look if you're after a compact camera with swappable lenses....
This camera's strong points are the small size and excellent build quality, which make this camera a joy to use when travelling. The 14mm pancake lens kit slips easily into a jacket pocket ready for use as and when you require it. When the GF2 is used ...
Panasonic has not announced pricing yet, and prospective buyers are in for a bit of a wait: the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 is slated for availability in January 2011. We think it will be worth the wait. Tim Moynihan, pcworld.com ...
This camera's strong points are the small size and excellent build quality, which make this camera a joy to use when travelling. The 14mm pancake lens kit slips easily into a jacket pocket ready for use as and when you require it. When the GF2 is used ...
Abstract: Today Panasonic announced the successor the Lumix GF1; at the 2010 T3 Gadget Awards. T3 was lucky enough to have some hands-on time with it earlier this week. Available in black, silver and a really eye-catching red, the GF2 is billed as ‘the worl...
Smaller and lighter than the GF1, Convenient and usable touchscreen, Fast and accurate autofocus, Smart Intelligent Auto mode, High resolution images
Average ISO performance, Smaller capacity battery
IntroductionA Micro Four Thirds Camera for the Compact ShooterNote: Since publishing the preview of the Panasonic GF2 prototype on November 11th, we've gotten our hands on a production unit and given it a spin. As the body design and handling remains the ...
In our test photos, we decided not to go for specific manual settings. Instead, we set the camera on intelligent auto (iA) and see how the image quality fare. All photos are taken in jpeg format with no post-processing, resized to 800x600 resolution. ...
There's a lot to like about the Panasonic Lumix GF2. It's amazing how Panasonic has squeezed more features like a touch-screen and full HD video recording into a smaller camera, no doubt helped by the removal of the Mode dial and the use of a smaller b...
Es compatible con lentes intercambiables, está construida con materiales de alta calidad, graba videos en Full HD y es compatible con el lente para grabar en 3D
Los menús de configuración son algo complejos
La Lumix GF2 es perfecta para todo tipo de usuarios, desde los aficionados a la sencillez que sólo gustan de encuadrar y disparar hasta los profesionales de la fotografía que acostumbran manipular cada aspecto de la escena para dejar salir al artista q...
Abstract: Cette famille d'appareils est la plus récente dans l'histoire de la photo numérique. Elle est la réponse que les constructeurs ont apportée aux deux souhaits, sur le papier contradictoires, de nombreux utilisateurs : avoir la qualité d'image d'un refle...
