16mp Live MOS sensor - but NOT over-sized to allow native 16:9 images such as with the GH-1 and GH-2
6fps burst rate (20fps crop mode; 4fps live view mode)
ISO 125-25,600 extended range
new 16:9 1,744k dot OLED EVF with 8x faster data transfer to it for smoother display on panning
eye-sensor EVF-rear screen auto-switching
3.0-inch 614K-dot free-angle OLED rear monitor (3:2 aspect) rotates 180° to the side and tilts 270° up and down for around 100% field of view and uses static touch control
much larger than the GH-2 – more dSLR-like in size
weatherproofed
designed for pro-videographers in particular
fast AF
three-core Venus 7 FHD engine
3D Noise Reduction (3DNR)
Multiprocess Noise Reduction (MNR)
swivel, rotate, articulated touch screen
built-in popup flash
wireless TTL flash with DMW-FL360L flash
PC sync socket
iOS and Android app control via WiFi (built-in)
.MOV and AVCHD video formats with Timecode support (not available in MP4 mode)
60p/50p/30p/25p/24p HD H.264 video:
IPB .MOV: 50Mbps 60/50/30/25/24p
All-I .MOV: 72Mbps in 30/25/24p
AVCHD format: 28Mbps 60/50p; 24Mbps 60/50i/24p;
MP4 format: 20Mbps 30/25p
video exposure modes: Program AE / Aperture-Priority / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure
40%, 48%, 80% Slow Motion Video
video count-up system with Rec Run and Free Run codes and a recording system with Drop Frame and Non Drop Frame codes
heat-dispersing design for higher image quality in extended shooting
stereo mic plus 3.5mm mic socket and 3.5mm headphone socket (can also choose “processed” audio to listen but with slight audio delay)
WiFi instant image transfer
save photos to the Panasonic exclusive cloud service LUMIX CLUB
easily transfer images to Facebook™, Flickr™, Picasa™, Twitter™ or YouTube™
play back images on DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) -compliant AV equipment via a wireless router at home
live HDMI out of video at 4:2:0, 8 bit
manual focus peaking was rumoured but does not appear to be in the pre-release firmware yet
shutter 60sec – 1/4000th sec, flash sync only 1/160th sec though
HDR mode
electronic shutter of both front and rear curtain
new Tough extended shooting time battery
SD card slot supports UHS-I high-speed data transfer standard
optional vertical grip
550g
RRP $US1299