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July 2011
(79%)
116 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(85%)
37 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very speedy autofocus for a Compact System Camera
Putting it on par with some DSLRs
12MP Micro Four Thirds sensor produces good image quality at lower ISOs
Especially from RAW
Gorgeous and responsive 3-inch LCD touchscreen
Good quality 14mm f/2.5 ...
Compact
Many lenses available
Speedy performance
Touch-screen display
Relatively compact for its class
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 delivers excellent performance and good-to-great photo quality
High quality (though aging) sensor capable of excellent raw file output
JPEGs show slightly improved high ISO performance (compared to the GF2)
Improved skin tone rendering in JPEGs (compared to the GF2)
Well-implemented touchscreen interface
Fast-focusing AF system (for its class)
AF point can be positioned along the edge of the frame
Good variety of 'Photo Styles' color presets for stil
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2 ratio touch screen
Fast full-frame AF performance
Built-in flash
Creative Control effects.
Small size
Affordable
Fast autofocus
The editors didn't like
Smaller
Point-and-shoot style will turn off more serious photographers
Menu animations slow down process of making adjustments
Touch functionality on screen can cause accidental picture-taking
Pop-up flash is underpowered
With no output control
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Slightly soft kit lens
So-so low-light performance
Large kit lens
No hot shoe or accessory port
It's missing features like a tilting LCD
EVF option
And stereo audio capability that some competitors offer
No EVF port
No flash hotshoe
No rear click dial
Smaller body size makes hand-held use of larger zoom lenses awkward
Mono microphone (instead of stereo) for video recording
Positioning of pop-up flash is more susceptible to producing red-eye and lens-barrel shadow
Some lenses (including 14-140mm and 20mm f/1.7) extend below camera base
Published: 2012-01-04, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: You're ready for a camera upgrade. You've outgrown the best point-and-shoot cameras, but a DSLR is a little excessive. Luckily for you, there's a middle ground. Mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras—even affordable ones—are getting really, really good....
Quality: I enjoyed the quality of the GF3's shots, sharp and accurately coloured.Why you'd buy the GF3: it's real, real small; easy to fall in love with the AF function; you want to use Leica lenses.Why you wouldn't: you want to shoot stills while recordi...
Compact, Many lenses available, Speedy performance, Touch-screen display,
Slightly soft kit lens, So-so low-light performance, Large kit lens, No hot shoe or accessory port,
The touch-screen Lumix DMC-GF3 is Panasonic's smalllest Micro Four Thirds camera. Its low-light performance and sharpness aren't on the same level as some competitors, but it is still a very capable camera. ...
There is little going against the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 digital camera other than a missed opportunity to upgrade an LCD screen used in previous models. However, the GF3 on so many fronts just gets it right. From retailer shelf appeal, to th...
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Published: 2011-10-13, Author: Philip , review by: popphoto.com
For the casual shooters that Panasonic is targeting with this camera, the GF3 is a solid choice. With its kit lens, it fits in a small bag or a jacket pocket, and is more powerful than most fixedlens compacts.Olympus continues to offer the most serious co...
3:2 ratio touch screen, Fast full-frame AF performance, Built-in flash, Creative Control effects.
No hot shoe / accessory port, Flash position causes lens barrel shadow, No rear push thumbwheel, Mono Mic.
Panasonic Lumix GF3 verdict The Panasonic Lumix GF3 takes the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC) to a much wider audience. It pushes the GF series further towards the casual photographer and away from the enthusiasts at which ILCs were ini...
Published: 2011-09-20, Author: Jeremy , review by: camcorderinfo.com
Panasonic has consistently produced some strong video-capable cameras that use the Micro Four Thirds format. The GF3 showed promise in our low light video tests—where it beat out the competition by a significant margin—and we liked the way the camc...
Comparing the GF3 to its predecessors is a bit like looking at one of those “history of man” posters in reverse. Where the GF1 features enthusiast-level amounts of control, physical dials, and customizable options, the GF2 and now GF3 feature intellig...
Very speedy autofocus for a Compact System Camera, putting it on par with some DSLRs, 12MP Micro Four Thirds sensor produces good image quality at lower ISOs, especially from RAW, Gorgeous and responsive 3-inch LCD touchscreen, Good quality 14mm f/2.5 ...
Smaller, point-and-shoot style will turn off more serious photographers, Menu animations slow down process of making adjustments, Touch functionality on screen can cause accidental picture-taking, Pop-up flash is underpowered, with no output control, N...
For all its benefits, including its fast autofocus system and small, highly portable design, the 12MP Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF3 is a camera that's liable to divide users. On the one hand, this Compact System Camera (CSC) fulfills the promise of Micro Fou...
