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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Summary
16 Megapixels
Electronic View Finder
High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.
Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.
Continuous Drive
Ultra HD (4K) video: 3840x2160 resolution or more.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.
Spot Metering
Depth-Of-Field Preview: Improve perception of DOF before shooting.
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
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Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Assessment
The Panasonic Lumix G7 is built around a 16 megapixels Four-Thirds CMOS sensor paired with a fast and powerful processor which lets it record 4K Ultra-HD video at 30 FPS or 1080p HD at 60 FPS. It can also shoot continuously at 8 FPS for up to 100 JPEG images and has a hybrid shutter to capture images from 1/16000s to 60s, or even 120s in Bulb mode.
It is capable of producing some superb images with plenty of details, good sharpness and low-noise. The exposure system unfortunately causes frequent over-exposure without use of EC which means that more tweaking than usual is required in order to get perfect results from the G7. Color and white-balance are reasonable yet could easily improved by shooting RAW and processing those files into images outside of the camera.
The G7 does the rest extremely competently. It operates quickly while delivering all major photographic functions through an efficient interface and highly ergonomic design. The EVF is large with 0.7X magnification and 100% coverage, making this mirrorless very comfortable to use.
| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Very low image noise | Frequent overexposure |
| Superb detail retention | Limited dynamic-range |
| Nice image colors after tweaking | Yellow color-cast in low light |
| Instant shutter-lag with short blackout | Exposure-Priority only in Manual mode |
| Speedy autofocus | Wrong Live-Histogram |
| Extremely sensitive AF | Flex in LCD hinge |
| Fast shot-to-shot speed | Pause after filming |
| Large and sharp EVF | Very slow to power-off |
| Calibratable LCD | |
| Highly customizable |  Good Good |
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Panasonic DMC-G7 Highlights
Mirrorless digital cameraSensor-Size: 17 x 13mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 16 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 100-25600 |
| Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM | Shutter 1/16000-60s |
| 0.50" Built-in EVF 2.4 Megapixels (0.70X) | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| Automatic Eye-Start sensor | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| 2 Axis Digital Level | Spot-Metering |
| Built-in Dust Reduction | Hot-Shoe |
| 8 FPS Drive, 100 Images | Stereo audio input |
| 3840x2160 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| 3" LCD 1 Megapixels | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
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