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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 combines the advantages of a compact camera with those of a DSLR: it is lightweight, has a small body, a high resolution electronic viewfinder and Live View. In addition, the DMC-GH1 operates quickly, it produces excellent i...
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Are we at the point where people will only buy one product to film and take great stills? Instead of camcorders that can take the odd sub-10Mp image, camera manufacturers are coming at it from the other side and offering HD video on models previously o...
The Panasonic DMC-GH1 shoots very pleasing stills with excellent metering, yet where it excels is in being able to offer filmmakers something very cheap in comparison to pro video cameras with larger sensors. It features several frames rates and very...
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The Panasonic DMC-GH1 is something of a wild card in the DSLR market. It doesn't have the traditional mirror, shutter and curtain arrangement of traditional DSLRs - instead, the sensor is on all the time, and the viewfinder is simply a very small LCD s...
An interesting camera with a flexible lens, but it can't compete with a traditional DSLR on image quality or value...
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It's just over a year since Panasonic launched the first of it's G Micro system cameras, the Lumix DMC-G1 . The G Micro system is a unique concept, using the Micro Four Thirds sensor and lens mount to produce cameras with all the features and image qualit...
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Swathed in tactile soft rubber ‘armour’ and available in red, black or champagne, Panasonic’s second Micro Four Thirds camera, coming after the G1, is also its first to feature video capture. The DMC-GH1 feels fractionally chunkier than the G1 too – s...
Lightweight even with kit lens attached, fast, responsive and user-friendly, image quality far better than expected with creative 14-140mm lens attached...
Very pricey, requires investment in a whole new camera system for existing DSLR owners...
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This camera is reviewed as part of our group test of Digital SLR HD Video Cameras Swathed in tactile soft rubber ‘armour’ and available in red, black or champagne, Panasonic’s second Micro Four Thirds camera is its first to also feature video capture...
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At £1,300, Panasonic’s Lumix GH1 is an unusual digital camera. Most cameras that cost this much are known as Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras. They have an optical viewfinder that shows the scene through the camera lens before you shoot, and lenses tha...
Shoots 720p/1080i video with autofocus; interchangeable lenses...
No optical viewfinder; Micro Four Thirds mount; expensive...
Superb for shooting HD video, but not so great for stills Good points Shoots 720p/1080i video with autofocus; interchangeable lenses Bad points No optical viewfinder; Micro Four Thirds mount; expensive...
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At £1,300, Panasonic’s Lumix GH1 is an unusual digital camera. Most cameras that cost this much are known as Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras. They have an optical viewfinder that shows the scene through the camera lens before you shoot, and lenses tha...
Shoots 720p/1080i video with autofocus; interchangeable lenses...
No optical viewfinder; Micro Four Thirds mount; expensive...
Superb for shooting HD video, but not so great for stills...
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Firmly ensconced in the middle ground between digital compact camera and DSLR, Panasonics new DMC-GH1 picks up where the original G1 left off. It looks and feels like a mini-DSLR and offers the advantage of interchangeable lenses, but theres no lip-u...
Great picture performance, HD video, Takes useful SLR features...
Costs as much as a regular DSLR...
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Stills and video in one package. Too good to be true?It’s not often that the photographic industry sees the launch of a new system but that’s what we got when Olympus and Panasonic announced the Micro Four Thirds system earlier this year. The original...
If you want a camera that has every feature under the sun and deliver good quality stills and video, then the GH1 is up there with the best of them. Thoroughly recommended...
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Product Code: DMCGH1KEBK The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is a Micro Four Thirds-based advanced digital camera that accepts interchangeable lenses (much like a digital SLR camera). It has an absolute glut of manual and automatic features. The Panasonic L...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is easy to use, and you get the hang of it quickly. It feels a little bulky and cumbersome considering its using technology thats designed to enable smaller cameras to be built. However, if youre used to a digital SLR th...
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Panasonic beat its development partner Olympus to market with the first camera in its new Micro Four Thirds system. The G1 was styled like a DSLR but wasn’t really, having done away with the internal mirror mechanism to bring lens and sensor even close...
Adjustable high (ish) resolution rear LCD, tactile rubber body "shroud", impressively clear Live View finder, sharp, realistically coloured evenly exposed results...
Hefty price tag, existing APS-C sized sensor DSLR users will have to invest in a whole new system from scratch...
While it’s difficult to know who the GH1 will presently appeal to given its semi-pro price tag, the hybrid camera performs well and is more than pleasant to useKey specs12 megapixels, Li-ion battery, SD, SDHC...
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is a 12.1MP Micro Four Thirds camera with a 10x interchangeable zoom lens that's optimised for digital video. AVCHD movies are captured at either 720/50p or 1080/25p, with stepless apertures and continuous contrast autofocus...
No one wants to eat a genetically engineered kiwicado or porkupine but electronics companies insist on mating different gadgets. The offspring of Panasonic’s latest inter-species love-in is a tasty treat: a lightweight 12MP camera that has the primo...
This is the bit where we normally hassle hybrids for lagging behind standalone kit. UAs it is this Panny genuinely is as good as any SLR and memory-card camcorder. Having said that, the EVF takes some getting used to and flickers a bit in low light, while...
The only thing wrong with the GH1 is the price – it looks Everest steep compared to budget SLRs. Factor in the long lens and the seamless Full HD video, though, and the flexible Panasonic starts to look like a better bet.Best offers for the Panasoni...
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With the GH1, Panasonic has filled the gap left by its first Micro Four Thirds camera: lack of video. The Lumix GH1 is a true hybrid, both camera and camcorder--instead of simply being a still camera with a video mode, like much of the competition. Le...
First real camera/camcorder hybrid, Manages electronic noise nicely, Autofocus is excellent in photo mode and reasonable in video, Truly remarkable electronic viewfiender and moveable LCD screen, Interchageable lenses...
Not very quiet (mechanical shutter speed), You can hear the clicking of the scroll wheel in videos, Battery life a bit limited, Microphone socket but no headphone socket for monitoring audio, Current range of lenses is limited and very expensive...
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Verdict: Sublime ergonomics, superb photo quality and peerless videos - the price may be hard to stomach but its easy to justify. Six months ago we reviewed Panasonics G1, a genuinely revolutionary camera. It uses an SLR-quality sensor and has int...
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Bridging the gap between compact and full-blown D-SLR, the Panasonic Lumix GH1 is the second Micro FourThirds camera, and uniquely, offers full HD video recording with AF.The introduction of the Panasonic Lumix GH1 late last year signalled the arrival...
It’s worth bearing in mind that the original G1 is still available for under £500, albeit with the much more conservative 14-42mm kit lens, and the only marked difference between the two models is the addition of HD video. How much of a deal-closer thi...
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The Panasonic DMC-GH1 is something of a wild card here. It doesn't have the traditional mirror, shutter and curtain arrangement of the other cameras on test. Instead, the sensor is on all the time, and the viewfinder is simply a very small LCD screen...
An interesting camera with a flexible lens, but it can’t compete with a traditional DSLR on image or value...
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Panasonics Lumix DMC-GH1 is a Micro Four Thirds–based advanced digital camera that accepts interchangeable lenses (much like a digital SLR camera). It has an absolute glut of manual and automatic features. The Lumix DMC-GH1 is not as big as a traditional digital SLR camera, nor does it have a traditional optical viewfinder. Instead, it relies on an electronic viewfinder (called a LiveViewFinder or LVF). Its relatively compact size makes it a suitable for anyone who wants similar capabilities t...
Shoots high-definition video, shoots very crisp images, auto ISO limiting, electronic viewfinder, built-in flash...
Feels too bulky for a Micro Four Thirds camera, image stabilisation not built in to camera body...
Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds line-up gets its second model in the Lumix DMC-GH1. It’s a very good quality camera for taking stills and also does very well when shooting high-definition video. However, at $3299, it’s quite expensive so o...
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Like some of the most recent DSLRs, Panasonics new DMC-GH1 offers the added benefit of high-definition video capture - but also provides stereo sound recording. First shown at Photokina 2008, the GH1 is based on Panasonics first Micro Four Thirds Sys...
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Panasonic's second Micro Four Thirds camera gets HD video recording some extra features a big zoom and a very big price tag. Report by Paul Burrows.Ok, are you sitting down? If you like the idea of owning the Lumix GH1 – and there are lots of good reasons...
As a competitor to an enthusiast-level D-SLR, the Lumix GH1 is more than up to the job. It's smaller than most of it rivals except for the Olympus E-620 and it's a better designed camera than this model with the added benefit of HDV recording. Consequentl...
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The Panasonic GH1 is not one of the smallest Micro Four Thirds cameras, but this multi-award winning camera is one of the most respected. Sculpted in the shape of a mini DSLR, the GH1 sports a 12.1 megapixel sensor in a compact, mirrorless body. It allows you to...
The popularity of the Micro Four Thirds format is growing, and the award-winning cameras in this review are exactly the reason why. Read on to find out about the best Micro Four Thirds cameras available today.The Best Micro Four Thirds CamerasWhereas...
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Panasonic really did its homework designing the DMC-GH1. It uses the Micro Four Thirds System standard, which eliminates the mirror box and employs an optical viewfinder, replacing it with a high resolution LCD eyepiece...
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The 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is a unique digital camera that supports interchangeable lenses. Although it looks like a DSLR, it’s not-though it is based on the Micro Four Thirds system. Product:Lumix DMC-GH1Rating (Scale) 5 - Superior4 - Ve...
Smooth, vibrant HD video; beginner-friendly menus and controls.
Disappointing low-light performance.
Judged on its merits alone, the Lumix DMC-GH1 shines. But at $1500, it’s significantly more expensive than an entry-level DSLR, and that’s before factoring in the price of buying those hard-to-find Micro Four Thirds lenses. (You can also buy a...
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Panasonic has brought out a solid upgrade in the Micro Four Thirds category. The smaller size and lighter weight will appeal to many people, and if you’re interested in shooting video with a still camera, it’s hard to beat the GH1. The overall image qu...
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The second Micro 4/3 model Panasonic has released, the GH1 offers advanced video options with the ability to record AVCHD 1080p (24fps) HD video. In addition, Panasonic has added a variety of supporting feartures, like Stereo microphones, an external...
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G1 made a mark in digital photography history at the end of 2008 as the world's first Micro 4/3 system camera. Just six months later, Panasonic unveiled its successor, the Lumix DMC-GH1. The GH1 is essentially a G1 with some...
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The Lumix GH1 captures Pantone-precise colors and Ginsu-sharp details for both video and stills. Whatever you shoot, it offers the same bucketful of configuration options, including shutter speed, aperture, light sensitivity, and 12 style modes, like t...
Imagestabilized 10X zoom lens. Video mode has autofocus to track fast action. Offers 1080p HD video resolution at 24 frames per second for the most detail, or 720p at 30 fps for smoother motion. Swiveling 3inch LCD is great for setting up shots.
Menus with 1980s arcadetype graphics can be hard to navigate — six clicks just to delete all the pictures. Pricey.
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The Panasonic GH1 is a 12.1-megapixel camera built on the Micro Four Thirds platform. The GH1 is Panasonic’s follow-up to the G1, which was the first Micro Four Thirds camera offered by the company.What makes this platform unique is the camera body’s...
I was really pleased with the GH1 as a fun and capable alternative to a DSLR. It’s certainly not a camera for everyone; however, it’s a camera anyone can pick up and start using. If all the buttons are too intimidating, it’s easy to pick the GH1 up...
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Photographers and camera manufacturers have been talking about building bridge cameras for more than forty years. Bridge cameras cover the gap between two drastically different types of photographic tool - like combining an auto exposure point and s...
Best video of any currently available dSLR, Fully articulated live view LCD, Super kit lens...
Expensive, Lacks total functionality of a true dSLR, Current lens lens selection is thin...
Cameras (like sports cars, camping/adventure gear, professional musical instruments, and top shelf audio/video components) get much more interesting (and expensive) as they increase in complexity - the GH1 is a case in point.BUY the Lumix DMC-GH1 Black...
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Given the quality of its HD video, the GH1 is more compelling than the G1 was. But it’s quite pricey, since it comes only as a kit with the 10X zoom lens. That’s a useful—and for many people, all-encompassing—range.Nevertheless, we look forward to a mo...
1280x720pixel highdef video recording with stereo sound, Best EVF we’ve seen, 10X zoom lens that allows continuous AF when shooting video...
Available only as a pricey kit, Noisy at higher ISOs, So far, the kit lens is the only one available that’s optimized for video.
Given the quality of its HD video, the GH1 is more compelling than the G1 was. But it’s quite pricey, since it comes only as a kit with the 10X zoom lens. That’s a useful—and for many people, all-encompassing—range.Nevertheless, we...
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Now with HD VideoIn the January 2009 issue of HWM, we reviewed the Panasonic LUMIX G1 digital camera. Technically not a DSLR despite handling much like one, it was the first camera of its kind that boasted the new Micro Four Thirds technology inside. T...
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of the Micro Four Thirds system, Panasonic knew how to surprise the world, and even more with the almost immediate launch of the Lumix G1. At the same time, Panasonic stated that this would not be the end and the highest priority would be given to vid...
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The 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 ($1500 kit with a stabilized 14-140mm Micro Four Thirds lens as of 8/20/2009) is a unique digital camera that supports interchangeable lenses. Although it looks like a DSLR, the Micro Four Thirds system it uses...
Smooth, vibrant HD video, Beginnerfriendly menu and controls...
Expensive, with proprietary lenses, Disappointing lowlight performance...
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The Lumix GH1 is the first micro four-thirds camera to offer the extensive camcorder-style controls and continuous auto focus that video-enabled SLRs to date have lacked...
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Judging it solely on its video capability, the Panasonic GH1 ($1499.95 MSRP) is a strong camera. It is the first video-capable DSLR that truly offers the gamut of manual controls that we expect to see from such a device. This isnt all that surprising...
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When Panasonic announced the DMC-G1 in September 2008, the industry saw its first real innovation for a long time: an electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens camera with a large (Four Thirds size) imaging sensor. Panasonic had managed to overcome...
JPEG output shows impressive detail at base ISO, Good resolution, even slightly more in RAW, Good balance between noise reduction and detail retention at higher ISOs, Good control over high ISO noise reduction, Smaller dimensions and lighter than comparab...
Comparatively steep tone curve (JPEG) can lead to highlight clipping, Relatively small amount of RAW headroom, Fairly low powered flash (but good flash metering), Electronic viewfinder difficult to use in low light (noisy image and greatly reduced refresh...
When Panasonic launched the first Micro Four Thirds camera, the DMC-G1, in September last year the lack of a video recording capability was a surprise to consumers and reviewers alike. After all this feature is usually available on even the cheapest d...
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Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH1 is the second model in the Lumix G range, following the original G1. Announced in March 2009 at the PMA trade show, the GH1 becomes the second camera to be based on the recent Micro Four Thirds standard, and the first to...
Compact but comfortable body, HD video with AF and manual control, Excellent EVF and big, flexible screen, Easy to use with intuitive user interface.
Viewfinder noisy and jerky in low light, AF restrictions in 1080p movie mode, Continuous shooting slower than rivals, Only sold with premium 10x kit lens.
As we said at the top, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH1 is the most complete and well-rounded hybrid camera we’ve tested. Both the stills and movie capabilities are very well thought-out and implemented, with few compromises to mention. Considering t...
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Panasonic Lumix GH1 The Current ComboCam King If you want a peek at what the future of both still and video cameras might look like over the next few years, drop into your camera dealer and have look at the Panasonic Lumix GH1. To my mind its the fi...
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The micro-four-thirds standard created by Panasonic, Olympus and Leica has intrigued us but its mightiest product to date, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, leaves us scratching our heads. Camera Be StillWhen it comes to still shooting, there is no d...
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When the Panasonic Lumix G1, the first Micro Four Thirds camera, was announced at the end of last year, the company promised a version with video to follow. Today, we are more surprised when a new camera doesn’t feature HD video, so its inclusion in t...
HD movie mode, articulating LCD screen, build quality, supplied lens...
High price tag, white balance issues, slow burst mode, shutter lag...
The GH1 is an exceptional camera, but more than anything it is an exceptional video camera. In terms of still imaging it has some improvements on the previous G1 model, though these are not significant enough on their own to justify the huge price dif...
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Of course, the other feature that sets the GH1 (and the G1 before it) apart from other DSLRs is its Full-Time Live View. Live View on other DSLRs is impractical except when the camera is mounted on a tripod and your subject is perfectly still. The Live...
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I LIKE my cameras a discreet black or muted silver.The test piece of the DSLR-like GH1 came to me in a deep shade of red.It is like meeting a lawyer in a red velvet suit for the first time.Then you get into a working relationship with him and any misgi...
The ease of a compact, the reliability of a DSLR and the picture quality of a HD camcorder meet in this imaging mate.It comes in black and gold too...
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Panasonics approach to the interchangeable-lens digital camera, the G-series, includes no mirrors or pentaprisms to weigh the system down, making the goal of simple live view easier to realize. All that was missing from the Panasonic G1 was video capa...
Good noise performance vs other cameras with Four Thirds sensors, Full exposure control (PASM) in video modes, AF is live during video recording, 720p HD video is quite good, even in AVCHD, MOV (Motion JPEG) video option for better quality than AVCHD (...
1080i AVCHD video loses too much detail with rapid camera or subject movement (AVCHDs fault, not the GH1s), Autofocus during video is slow with AVCHD, much faster with MOV file format, Camera strap rings are a hassle, and add noise to video captures...
Panasonics approach to the interchangeable-lens digital camera, the G-series, includes no mirrors or pentaprisms to weigh the system down, making the goal of simple live view easier to realize. All that was missing from the Panasonic G1 was video capa...
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When Panasonic officially introduced the World’s first ever Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, in September 2008, they also revealed that a video version would be released in the not-too-distant future. Forward-wind to June 2009, and we’re no...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is the best attempt yet at implementing video recording on a DSLR-like camera. The combination of high price, compulsory kit lens and so-so image quality in low-light conditions wont make it suitable for everyone though.If...
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Before you get excited, yes I know, technically the GH1 cant be called a digital SLR mainly due to the lack of a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism that by definition, at least according to Wikipedia, makes a DSLR a DSLR. The GH1 is a Micro 4/3rd...
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The Lumix DMC-GH1 ($1499) is Panasonics second Micro Four Thirds camera, and the first to support HD movie recording. Im not going to go into the detail about the Micro Four Thirds format here -- for the full lowdown, check out my review of the Lumi...
Very good photo quality, Compact body by DSLR standards (though not so much with the kit lens attached), Excellent live view shooting experience, High resolution, 3inch rotating LCD display, Ultra sharp and very large electronic viewfinder, Fast refresh r...
Expensive, Images on the soft side, possibly due to the kit lens, Not quite as clean as the competition at highest ISOs, Slow kit lens; bulk takes away from the compactness of the GH1, AVCHD movies are a pain to edit, may require additional software purch...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is a compact, interchangeable lens camera that does double-duty: it takes photos and high definition video. Unlike most "hybrid" devices, the GH1 pulls both off quite well, though its not without its issues. The GH1 takes...
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The Panasonic Lumix G-series cameras are the first cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system, and the world’s smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens camera system. The Lumix G1 and GH1 eliminate the internal mirror structure that defin...
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The 12.1-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 ($1,499.95 direct with Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 lens) isnt just a solid D-SLR—its also a darn good HD camcorder. In a well-lit environment, the camera can produce high-quality still images, but...
Simple to use. Comfortable. Produces high-quality still images and HD video in well-lit conditions. Best implementation of video recording in a D-SLR to date. Supports a wide variety of HD recording formats. Numerous buttons allow quick access to features...
Expensive. Images and video are noticeably noisy in low-light conditions. Electronic viewfinder. Noticeable shutter lag. Limited number of lenses available. LCD and EVF show heavy motion blur.
You can find less-expensive D-SLRs that take better photos in any lighting condition, but the Panasonic DMC-GH1 is the only one that both is easy to use and offers a full-featured HD camcorder...
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Camcorder Review:Lumix DMC-GH1 DSLR Camera Kit (page 2) A Micro Closing With multiple AVCHD video modes, microphone jack and LCD screen that looks taken from a $40,000 Varicam, the Lumix GH1 has all the makings of a fine camcorder. The video has an ama...
Lens/sensor combo allows creative focus, Microphone jack, Amazing LCD screen...
Manual zoom controls arent smooth, Editing AVCHD video requires a supercomputer...
Camcorder Review:Lumix DMC-GH1 DSLR Camera Kit (page 2) A Micro Closing With multiple AVCHD video modes, microphone jack and LCD screen that looks taken from a $40,000 Varicam, the Lumix GH1 has all the makings of a fine camcorder. The video has an ama...
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Panasonic DMC-GH2 Review March 2011| Barnaby Britton (with additional material by Richard Butler and Uwe Steinmuller) When Panasonic first launched the GH1, its second Micro Four Thirds camera, it was widely seen as simply being a G1 with video shooti...
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