{"id":4486,"date":"2011-05-12T21:53:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T11:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2011-05-12T21:56:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T11:56:35","slug":"panasonic-announces-a-new-micro-four-thirds-camera-the-g3-looks-very-exciting-indeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ayton.id.au\/wp02\/?p=4486","title":{"rendered":"Panasonic announces a new Micro Four Thirds camera &#8211; the G3 &#8211; looks very exciting indeed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Panasonic have been very busy indeed given the recent disaster in Japan and have just announced an upgrade to the Panasonic G2 incorporating some of the features of the GH-2 but making the body even smaller than the G2.<\/p>\n<p>The GH-2 is the current mirrorless camera dream machine, but it is a touch expensive at the moment &#8211; the G3 may be the answer for those who want the AF speed but can&#8217;t afford a GH-2.<\/p>\n<h3>The Panasonic G3 essentially will have most of the features of the G2 but in a smaller body and with the following features of the GH-2 added:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>faster AF &#8220;Lightspeed AF&#8221; &#8211; has double the Live MOS Sensor drives speed (120fps) compared with G2 and gives AF time of 0.1sec with 14-140mm lens<\/li>\n<li>improved manual focus live view over the G2 with option of picture-in-picture magnified view mode<\/li>\n<li>improved EVF with twice the refresh rate<\/li>\n<li>more user friendly touch screen LCD<\/li>\n<li>4fps burst rate with 20fps at 4mp (although GH-2 gives 5fps and 40fps at 4mp)<\/li>\n<li>16mp sensor with improved noise suppression and ISO to 6400<\/li>\n<li>1920x1080i HD video<\/li>\n<li>iA Plus expsoure modes<\/li>\n<li>Touch-screen-slider-enabled      background defocusing.<\/li>\n<li>Touch-enabled exposure      control compensation.<\/li>\n<li>Touch-screen-slider-enabled      white balance<\/li>\n<li>stereo mics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>So what do you miss out on compared to the GH-2?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>the over-sized multi-aspect sensor<\/li>\n<li>slower burst 4fps instead of 5fps<\/li>\n<li>slower electronic shutter burst 20fps at 4mp instead of 40fps<\/li>\n<li>fastest electronic shutter speed in movie mode is 1\/6000th sec instead of 1\/16,000th sec<\/li>\n<li>ISO 6400 max not 12,800<\/li>\n<li>1080i 60fps derived from 30fps HD video mode giving 17mbps quality instead of 1080p 24fps 23Mbps quality and 1080i 60fps<\/li>\n<li>no AF-S\/AF-C\/MF switch on top panel<\/li>\n<li>no drive\/self-timer switch on top panel<\/li>\n<li>no rear AF lock button (presumably you will have to do with the Fn1 button)<\/li>\n<li>no external mic socket<\/li>\n<li>bulb to 2 minutes not 4 minutes<\/li>\n<li>60g lighter and smaller<\/li>\n<li>slightly less powerful battery (1010mAh instead of\u00a0 1200mAh)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What do you miss out on compared to the G2?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>smaller body, including smaller grip (more like the GF-2) &#8211; but this may be welcomed by many<\/li>\n<li>no eye sensor for viewfinder &#8211; you have to manually switch between EVF and LCD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What do you get that is not on a GH2?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>pinpoint AF mode<\/li>\n<li>subject tracking AF in HD video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For many photographers, the cost-benefits of the G3 may just be what is needed to fit the bill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, if only <strong>Olympus<\/strong> can make one like this with built-in IS, flash sync of 1\/300th sec (please!!!), better flash compatibility with legacy lenses and remote TTL flash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panasonic have been very busy indeed given the recent disaster in Japan and have just announced an upgrade to the Panasonic G2 incorporating some of the features of the GH-2 but making the body even smaller than the G2. 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