Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Test Video

A few sequences shot with the GF1 and kit lens. Post processed with marginal sharpness filter and increased chroma. A sequences using the kit lens ...
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 review

About Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Kit

As a member of an entirely new category of cameras, the 12.1-megapixel Panasonic GF1 delivers the image quality and flexibility of a dSLR in a device that will slip easily into your coat pocket.

Based on the Micro Four Thirds standard, and jointly developed with Olympus, the GF1 takes the traditional dSLR design and shrinks it down by removing the mirror, pentaprism and optical viewfinder. But, crucially, it retains the high-quality large-format image sensor.

Bringing the lens closer to the sensor also enables the lenses to be shrunk by a similar amount -- so if you have two coat pockets, carrying a spare lens or two is no problem either.

The GF1 handles beautifully and feels perfectly balanced. Its slightly-larger-than-compact size means there’s nothing "fiddly" about it and the controls click and slide satisfyingly into place, providing an intuitive and natural human connection with the camera.

If all the above hasn’t swayed you, then the real ace up the GF1 sleeve is the tiny 20mm F1.7 pancake lens : Available separately or as kit option, this fixed focal length gem is equivalent to a 40mm prime lens on a 35mm SLR and fast enough to allow low-light photography unrivalled by any digital camera of this size.

Perhaps more importantly, its wide aperture enables the shallow depth of field required to enable selective focus, with soft backgrounds which make your subject pop out. With this lens the GF1 is able to turn tricks previously unthinkable on a compact camera.

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