Friday, November 11, 2011

DCRP Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Preview


This is a preview of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 interchangeable lens camera. The camera described here is pre-production, and features and performance are subject to change. In addition, Panasonic has asked that photos and videos from this camera not be posted. When a production model is available, a final review with all the usual test shots and a conclusion will be included.

Back when the Lumix DMC-GF3 came out, I bemoaned the fact that Panasonic was moving further and further away from the GF1 that I personally own (and enjoy using). While the GF1 (and the GF2 that followed it) were flat-bodied, rangefinder-style cameras, the GF3 was a compact model aimed more toward the point-and-shoot crowd. Many of us GF1 lovers have been waiting for a true successor to that camera, and it's finally arrived in the form of the Lumix DMC-GX1 (priced from $699).

The GX1 takes the guts from the SLR-style DMC-G3 and stuffs them into a body closely resembling the original GF1. The chart below compares the GX1 to all three GF series models. You may need to widen your screen so it all fits!

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