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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 hands on – HQ 2011

solbuzz.com Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G3 is a compact interchangeable lens camera with a DSLR-sized sensor and HD video capabilities. Successor to the Lumix G2, it's the first of Panasonic's third generation of 'EVIL' cameras, and like its predecessors, it's based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. PanaG3 slant 450 150x150 Panasonic Lumix DMC G3 review panasonic lumix dmc g3 01 150x150 Panasonic Lumix DMC G3 review Panasonic Lumix DMC G3 DxOMark 150x150 Panasonic Lumix DMC G3 review Like the Lumix G2 before it, the G3 employs the same high resolution electronic viewfinder and fully articulated touch-sensitive screen, although this time the body's even smaller than before; indeed Panasonic claims the G3 is the smallest and lightest camera with interchangeable lenses and a built-in viewfinder. Surprisingly despite featuring an electronic viewfinder, the body is only fractionally larger than screen-only models like the Lumix GF2 and Olympus E-PL2. Suffice it to say it's considerably smaller and lighter than traditional DSLRs with articulated screens, such as Canon's EOS 600D / Rebel T3i or Nikon's D500. The Lumix G3 isn't just about further miniaturisation though: it offers the choice of filming 720p or 1080i video complete with audio recorded by a stereo microphone on the viewfinder head; it inherits the neat touch-screen interface of the GF2, including the ability to tap on the subject you'd like the camera to refocus on while filming video; and there's a neat picture-in ...