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Tomorrow (Monday May 18) at 12.00-13.00 London time Panasonic will announce the G7. Follow the live blogging here on 43rumors! And here are some new images and specs of the camera:
Features
Superb DSLM image quality without the bulk and weight of traditional DSLRs
Never miss a photo with three unique 4K Ultra HD Video pause and save 4K Photo Modes
Fast and precise auto focusing tracks the subject
Class-leading, ultra-compact, interchangeable lens and accessory options
Unwire Your Creativity with integrated Wi-Fi sharing
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it looks pretty bulky, is it bigger than the G6 ?
Likely but It still better than GH4 in term of compactness .
m43 always need to remember , the concept of small camera with big sensor & not
big camera with small sensor .
No thanks, they better remember that there are different people, with different needs. Using e-m1 with l-plate, this is as small as i would like to go for body. But can fit a lot more lenses, than similar performing ff DSLR lenses. Cameras for everyone!
Isn’t the EM1 LARGER than the G6? And then you’re adding a I-plate? Woah.
Definitely not bigger than the G6 just go to dpreview and compared the views and the G7 has much lower shoulders so will appear and feel smaller even if height and width the same.
Looks quite OK, if the screen can also be tilted without the need to swivel it out first, I might even be interested to buy it.
It looks like the em1. Especially the grip and the controls.
Really nice! But I won’t buy it because there is no IBIS. I have many of the superb Olympus lenses, 12-40mm, 45mm, 75mm, 60mm … Why doesn’t Panasonic out IBIS, which is in the GX7
Many Panasonic lenses don’t have OIS, e.g 25mm f/1.4, 20mm, .. Also none of the Sigma or Voigtlander lenses, or old lenses, have OIS.
No IBIS, no buy.
Go for EM5 2 if IBIS is your priority .
But must prepare yourself to accept that ageing 16 MP sensor in the camera
as well .
Like the one on the G7
Oh, like gh4/g7 have better sensors.
It’s not an ‘ageing ‘ 16mp sensor.
It’s a cut down version of the 24mp sensor of the latest Sony sensor in the Nikon D5300.
You may disagree but if it’s a choice of believing DPReview testers or a sensor obsessed technology geek I prefer to believe DPReview.
Bye then. You will not be missed.
TRUST.
That means many more thousands of potential buyers will also be lost.
HAHAHAHAA!
Trust me, I’m sure Panasonic left it out for a reason. PRICE is primary the reason. And again, if you want ibis, get an Olympus camera.
But I hope you aren’t serious about video. Haha!
As I have told , IBIS is exclusively designed for GX7 .
Without Yun permission , no other G series line camera entitle to have it .
That is the unique of the GX series camera .
This is not Panasonic top of the line model. This is aimed at videographers and the Canon Rebel crowd. Get an Olympus camera then. You have Olympus lenses with no built in IS. Why not?
Or were you not going to buy it in the first place? In fact, do you have a link to these photos you’ve shot with these “superb” Olympus lenses? I would like to know what you shoot with.
I like this camera but I still prefer those RF style camera such as GX .
Let’s move on to GX news .
Is it the 6th generation of AEL not working properly in video mode? Or will Pana eventually join the rest of the camera world where you can turn it on and off as many times as you like while recording video. Come on, Pana, it has been a major bummer for too long. Time to change!
Copied a lot of Em1’s style, which is lame.
Panasonic had a good original signature design, now it’s all angular and like the rest of ‘m. I like to know what the thinking was behind this
Holiday season. Panasonic asked Olympus if they could borrow their designer.
Panasonic has done a Great Job…
There’s a lot of hate for this camera, and it isn’t even officially out yet! Hahahaha!
Just to make it clear:
1. I was just kidding
2. I like this camera
If you look at the EM1 or the EM5 or EM10 from the side, the G8 is much more attractive squared off and not as cluttered. The G8 also should be significantly smaller than the EM1. Yes the controls of G8 look closer to those of the EM1l but Pany has the swivel LCD screen which Oly copied to use in the EM5 II.
If the price is right, 4k will make it a hot seller.
What are the key differences between this and the GH4?
The price
And likely the size. The GH4 will still be larger/heavier than this.
So, there is a mic input.
The big important question is: will it have IBIS?
Doesn’t need it.
Ibis is simply a crutch. Every camera made and every photographer doesn’t need it.
If it was such a neccesity, every camera would have it.
And even if it did have it, it probably wouldn’t be implemented for video, because of overheating.
Besides, there are lenses with IS. There’s no need for it. This cameras rivals (Canon Rebel) doesn’t have it, and Olympus doesn’t have a camera in this class.
Get a EM5 if you desperately need A crutch for your photography.
What a load of bitter nonsense. IBIS, and in particular Olympus’ IBIS technology, is an incredible help in getting exceptionally sharp shots in many situations. Other companies don’t have it because they can’t do it, yet. Sony has begun adding it to their FF A7 series because they’re of the few truly innovative companies out there.
This Panasonic is a fine video oriented camera. But for stills the EM series is superior and the superb IBIS is a big part of that.
Um you do know that this will be aimed at people who shoot video, right? Haven’t you seen them touting 4K and did you not see the shotgun mic?
Also, I’m sure this camera has a filterm over the sensor for video, where the EM1 has none. So the EM1 will have a slight advantage to stills. But this camera will trounce it in video, ibis or not.
Again, the G7 doesn’t need it.
Why can’t they make it so that the IBIS will disable when recording at 4k, instead of removing a helpful feature entirely?
Because it will also bring up the price.
If you need ibis on a Panasonic camera THAT bad, then get a GX7 or wait and hope that the GX8 will have it.
SADLY, the MAJORITY of posters here will simply COMPLAIN that it’s not as good as the Olympus Ibis, and simply mock it, KNOWING they have ZERO INTEREST of buying ANY Panasonic camera, not that it doesn’t have Ibis, but simply because it says LUMIX.
Brand Loyalty equates to brand ignorance around these parts….
“Brand Loyalty equates to brand ignorance around these parts….”
Oh the irony LOL
Really? Please elaborate…. I own Canon, Fujifilm and Lumix systems. So please, enlighten me….
Girls please…. Stop this childish feud…
That you, Alex?
why don’t you two vaginas share your emails and start bickering in private.
To make the 4k possible it needs a solid cooling block arround the sensor. Which is in the way of an IBIS system.
With current technology it’s either 4k or IBIS.
This is a joke post, right? I bet when AF was first invented you thought that was a ‘crutch’ too. It’s ironic that someone is using DIGITAL cameras and against new emerging technologies that we can use as tools to better our photography.
-And yet, people STILL shoot with MANUAL LENSES.
OH, they STILL make manual lenses, too!
I see you have a selective reading problem. Simply said you don’t need it, and there already are cameras out there if you do.
In fact, I picked up a Canon EF 28mm for the cheap from B&H a few months ago, because it was way cheaper than the Fujitsu 27mm. You don’t hear me crying for Ibis.
But go ahead… Whine for Ibis. Lol!
“MY PERSONAL NEEDS DICTATE WHAT REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS NEED AND DO NOT NEED” – MrALLCAPS, 2015
Sigh…. Rabid fanboys… maybe I should start handing out clubhouse passes and decoder rings. You want?
Simply stated there are options. But please, continue… be right back, I’ll need my Coffee for this. It should be entertaining.
I own a Panasonic camera, ya dingus
That’s nice…..
I hope you get paid to shill for Panasonic. You would make a great convincing salesman.
Nah, I do this simply out of my good heart in exposing ignorance in trying to shame a brand, while praising another. I simply can’t avoid fud.
When did I praise another brand? All I’m saying is that it’s illogical for Panasonic to leave out a useful feature when it’s easily implemented in another camera line.
Maybe they made an agreement with Olympus to purposely leave it out so as to not steal Olympus sales.
A little bit of ibis could also make your manual lens happy. Just because you’re not crying doesn’t mean ibis is bad.
It’s impossibly to put 4K and IBIS.
It’s possible. Some camera’s already have both.
Not with a sensor this size though.
We probably need more efficient cooler sensors to make it work. And these are not available in m43 or larger yet.
Ok, I kind of really want this. I mean, I already have a GX7… And the G7 would most likely offer no advantage in IQ, but the larger camera would balance larger lenses better… Like the Pana 100-300 Or any of the rokinon/samyang lenses, and then there is the 4k abilities, for if/when I ever get into video again…
But as ever, I await the declaration of battery life. Really hoping they put the GH4/GH3 battery system into this.
Probably same sensor and no IBIS.
So in low-light the Gx7 with primes will still be better,
It will have the GH4 DFD AF system which is very handy too have when shooting action.
The 4k capability will be unrivalled by any camera even remotely close in price. Video will be the main selling feature on this camera. Getting close to the quality of cinema camera’s that cost arround 10 fold
Anybody know what the price will be?
Something around 500 and 1000 usd.
Good to see more dials !
Specs look fantastic. Looks lot better than G6 IMO.
The G6 has great handling.
But an aging sensor held it back.
This has the GX7 sensor which isn’t exactly cutting edge for stills at the moment either.
But it’s the best they have. And the 4k capability of this sensor/processor is still unrivalled at this time.
It will be a hot item for Vloggers. low budget videographers youtubers.
And it could potentially be amazing on drones too being just shy of 500 grams with a light pancake lens probably.
Compared w G6’s puffy look, this is lean and mean.
So, will this have the same EVF as the GX7?
Hope it’s better than the one on the GX7. I have one and like it a lot but the EVF is one of its weak points. Disappointed that there is no IBIS on the G7.
The GX7 has 2.7 million dots and it’s a sequential screen
This has 2.3 million dots and has a Oled screen.
So it’s more like the GH4 viewfinder not the GX7
I rented both an E-M10 and a GX7, and really preferred the GX7 in most ways, but that viewfinder was a deal killer for me.