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December 2010
(82%)
94 Reviews
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7 Reviews
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality (though see issues below)
Compact
Generally solid body (despite being plastic)
Comes in two colors
Flipout
Rotating 3inch touchscreen LCD display with high resolution
Great outdoor / low light visibility
Touch features for focusing
Taking photos
Operating menus
And image playback
Very large and sharp electronic viewfinder
Excellent live view implementation
Ins
Dedicated "film mode" button
100% LCD frame coverage
Uncompressed HDMI output
Multiangle swing and tilt LCD monitor
Auto focus in video mode
Digital SLR-style body will appeal to DSLR fans
Loads of exterior controls for adjusting still and video functionality
Full 1
920 x 1
080i HD video in AVCHD mode
High-quality "Cinema" mode gives 1080p video
At 24 fps
Higher-bandwidth rec...
Comfortable to hold
Excellent video quality
Speedy performance
Tilting foldout touchscreen
Interchangeable lenses
Innovative touchscreen controls for focusing
Best-in-class video quality
Full manual controls for both stills and video
Tilt-and-swivel 3-inch LCD touchscreen
Comfortable ergonomic grip
Hardware controls for fast access to most settings
Extremely fast autofocus
Compatible with optional 3D lens for still photos
Touchscreen LCD also can swivel and rotate away from camera
Extremely easy to use
Shoots sharp and bright photos
Camera offers quick response times
Camera design places most controls on top panel
Making it easy to use
Bestinclass video quality
Tiltandswivel 3inch LCD touchscreen
Extremely fa
Blazing autofocus. Faster bit rates for better HD video quality. Touchscreen tracking lets you pull focus in video using just your pinkie. Superb mic for outdoor shooting
Articulating display with generally good touch-screen interface
Variable frame-rate movie mode
High quality movies with continuous and quiet AF
Good quality stills - best from Micro Four Thirds to date
Very fast autofocus for stills and movies
Articulated
High res touch-screen display and superb finder
Small and light
But good ergonomics and customisation.
Current best contrastdetectionbased AF speed of any camera
Impressive image quality
Movie quality
The editors didn't like
Occasional underexposure and highlight clipping
Redeye somewhat of a problem
No removal tool in playback mode
Some artifacting at 1080/60i movie resolution
Buffer fills too quickly in continuous shooting mode
14 140 mm kit lens produces soft photos and is slow in terms of maximum aperture
Touch features don't add a lot to the shooting experience
Wishlist
Wireless flash support and a fluor
Lack of external controls
No headphone jack
Panasonic Broadcast
One Panasonic Way
Secaucus
NJ 07094
Www.panasonic.com
$900
Overly complicated and confusing camera takes a long time to figure out
Movie recording cuts off nearly a second beforethe start/stop button was pressed (easy to work around
But a nuisance nonetheless)
Differences between still and video frame sizes...
No optical viewfinder
No image stabilization
Only average image quality
Big for a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
No in-body image stabilization
Expensive
Might be better suited for video than stills
Camera is bulkier than most mirrorless models
Shutter makes a little noise
Even in "mute" mode
Price is high for an easytouse camera
With large 14140mm lens
Camera is heavy
Needs a tripod
Big for a mirrorless interchangeablelens camera
No inbody image stabilization
Featureladen to the point of feeling bloated. Pricey
Annoying AVCHD-imposed limitations for video
No way to lock AF area on touch screen
Middling battery life
Slow continuous shooting when continuous AF is enabled
Live view not available during continuous bursts above 3fps
Noisier images than good APS-C models at high sensitivities
Traditional DSLRs better for low light or fast action photography.
2.5mm mic jack (3.5mm preferred)
Plasticy finish
Image processing from ISO 1600 still leaves detail to be desired
Innovative touchscreen controls for focusing, Best-in-class video quality, Full manual controls for both stills and video, Tilt-and-swivel 3-inch LCD touchscreen, Comfortable ergonomic grip, Hardware controls for fast access to most settings, Extremely fast autofocus, Compatible with optional 3D lens for still photos,
Big for a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, No optical viewfinder, No in-body image stabilization, Expensive, Might be better suited for video than stills
Innovative touchscreen controls for focusing, Bestinclass video quality, Full manual controls for both stills and video, Tiltandswivel 3inch LCD touchscreen, Comfortable ergonomic grip, Hardware controls for fast access to most settings, Extremely fa
Big for a mirrorless interchangeablelens camera, No optical viewfinder, No inbody image stabilization, Expensive, Might be better suited for video than stills,
The interchangeable-lens Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 puts an innovative spin on touchscreen controls for advanced focusing tricks, and it has the best video capabilities we've seen to date among still cameras. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2: An Innovative Still ...
The Panasonic GH2 builds on the already solid foundation of the GH1 and G2. It produces excellent image quality from an exceptionally small camera body.
Abstract: This camera has come quite a way since its predecessor, the GH1, appeared over a year ago and the breed is fast becoming a thoroughbred.Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 FeaturesThe compact camera body has the same width as the GH1 but is overall 1.5x larger an...
Current best contrastdetectionbased AF speed of any camera, impressive image quality, movie quality
2.5mm mic jack (3.5mm preferred), plasticy finish, image processing from ISO 1600 still leaves detail to be desired
The GH2 really is as good as Compact System Cameras come. Those doubting the Micro Four Thirds concept will be impressed at the improvement in image quality (as it can genuinely rival a DSLR for much of its ISO range), and the new ‘light speed' AF syst...
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Published: 2011-02-01, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Excellent video quality; articulating display with generally good touch-screen interface; variable frame-rate movie mode
Annoying AVCHD-imposed limitations for video, no way to lock AF area on touch screen, middling battery life
It's speedy, feature-packed, and an excellent ILC for shooting video, but to consistently get really good photos out of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 requires shooting raw.
High quality movies with continuous and quiet AF, Good quality stills - best from Micro Four Thirds to date, Very fast autofocus for stills and movies, Articulated, high res touch-screen display and superb finder, Small and light, but good ergonomics and customisation.
Slow continuous shooting when continuous AF is enabled, Live view not available during continuous bursts above 3fps, Noisier images than good APS-C models at high sensitivities, Traditional DSLRs better for low light or fast action photography.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 delivers one of the most satisfying and uncompromised experiences from a hybrid camera to date. Still photo quality is as the best we've seen from the Micro Four Thirds standard and keeps-up with APS-C sensors at low to mid...
Abstract: The biggest issue with the Panasonic GH2 is that a great many people that want to buy one, can't, because these cameras seem to constantly be in short supply. The forums continue to be filled with people asking where one can be found. Since it's hard to imagine that a company the size of Panasonic is manufacturing constrained, the only thing one be assumed is that the global recession of the past few years has..
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 is a true 'hybrid' photo and video camera, where video is no longer just an additional function. The DMC-GH2 features full HD 1920x1080, 60i (NTSC) / 50i (PAL) smooth, high quality video recording with 60p (NTSC) / 50p (PAL...
Very good photo quality (though see issues below), Compact, generally solid body (despite being plastic); comes in two colors, Flipout, rotating 3inch touchscreen LCD display with high resolution, great outdoor / low light visibility, Touch features for focusing, taking photos, operating menus, and image playback, Very large and sharp electronic viewfinder, Excellent live view implementation: ins
Occasional underexposure and highlight clipping, Redeye somewhat of a problem; no removal tool in playback mode, Some artifacting at 1080/60i movie resolution, Buffer fills too quickly in continuous shooting mode, 14 140 mm kit lens produces soft photos and is slow in terms of maximum aperture, Touch features don't add a lot to the shooting experience, Wishlist: Wireless flash support and a fluor
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 is an impressive interchangeable lens camera that does both still photography and video recording very well. This Micro Four Thirds camera features a solid design (despite being plastic), tons of customizable controls, a ro...
