The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 announced in August 2013, is a Micro Four Thirds compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It was Panasonic's first Micro Four Thirds camera with a built-in in body stabilization system (IBIS) and has built-in EVF (not optional anymore). Panasonic only uses 2 -axis stabilization and behind 5-axis stabilization, resulting in blurriness starting at 1/5 of a second.
Features include:
- Magnesium alloy body
- New 16 MP Live MOS, Four Thirds sensor (25% better Signal to Noise performance, 10% better sensitivity, 10% better saturation level )
- Venus Engine
- ISO 200 - 25,600 (ISO 125 in extended mode, max. 3,200 in movie mode)
- Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec.
- AF detective range: -4 EV to 18 EV
- Micro Four Thirds mount
- Full HD video capture, including 1920 x 1080/60p (AVCHD or MP4 formats)
- Full-time AF and tracking AF also available in cinema-like 24p video with a bit rate of maximum 24 Mbit/s
- Built-in live view finder (electronic view finder, EVF), 90-degree tilt-able, 2.764M pixel resolution with 100% Adobe RGB color reproduction
- Built-in 3", 1040K pixel tilting (45 deg. up, 80 deg. down), touch-screen LCD screen
- Built-in flash (a small shoe mounted flash is included, which can act as a wireless commander for E-system flashes which support wireless mode)
- Sensor-shift, in-body image stabilization (2-axis)
- 5fps using single AF with mechanical shutter / 60fps with electronic shutter up to 12 frames
- Focus Peaking
- 22 creative effects, HDR
- Panoramic mode, with filters
- Silent Mode, electronic shutter mode
- Near Field Communication (NFC)
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Black / Silver versions
- Introduction price: $999 in the US (body only)
External links
- Official Website
- Official Specifications
- Review, ePhotozine.com
- First Impressions, DPReview
- Hand-on review, Imaging Source
- Hands-on review, Pocket Lint
- Hands-on review, Trusted Reviews
- First Look video preview at What Digital Camera Channel (YouTube)
References List
- ^ "Panasonic Lumix GX7 review". Retrieved January 9, 2014.Â
- ^ Mathieu. "Panasonic Lumix GX7 vs. Olympus Pen E-P5: How does low-light performance compare?". Retrieved February 8, 2014.Â
- ^ Imaging Source: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Review "Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Review"
- ^ Lumix GX7 Review Part 2 â€" Sensor, Shutter and In Body Stabilization "Lumix GX7 Review Part 2 â€" Sensor, Shutter and In Body Stabilization"