LUMIX GF6 Actual Shooting Video by PanasonicLumixVideo
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Note: The new Panasonic GF6 can now be preordered at Amazon (Click here) and at BHphoto (Click here)!
After Panasonic and FourThirdsUser also ePhotozine (Click here) published some GF6 image samples. It is still not possible to make a final judgment about the image quality. While it’s true that the GF6 uses the same GX1 sensor we also have to acknowledge that the GF6 uses a completely new Venus Image Processor Engine. What are your early thoughts about the image quality?
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panasonic needs to get someone to sell their products. fuji has billy, omg he is so hot right now
your nick is so apropos
I was moving up from good quality Panasonic Point & Shoot and so much wanted and waited for a success to the GX1 – with EVF as a must (and ideally a few nice little features like Panorama mode). After waiting for a year – I gave up and gt a Sony NEX 6 – and I am delighted with it. The choice to go with the NEX 6 was gated by their introduction of more compact kit zoom lens.
I still love Panasonic – and hope they come up with a GX1 successor with EVF (maybe the G6) – but for foreseeable future I’m with Sony.
OMD
+1
Based on the number of comments here…I guess most people feels as I do about this camera…its so uninspiring for April 2013. I own a GX1.. I so would like to see Panny make an exciting new camera…this just isn’t it.
Somebody had to say it…..
I’m guessing that most people here are not the target buyer for this product unless it’s a gift for their spouse.
I think it looks good for what it is and I know a few people who it would be perfect for.
GX ≠ GF
GF = 0
It is a very nice camera and much much better than GF5 and GF3 every aspect: design, image quality, video quality, controls, features, etc. Sure it could have the hot-shoe and evf port, but in practice only 2% of the buyers would ever use either of these features. The GX1 sensor is not the best on m43 world, but for the entry level model, is close enough. It is an excelent choice as a second m43 body for us the enthusiasts or the as the main camera for the P&S upgrader. This is not suppose to compete with NEX6 or GX lines, but is a very interesting alternative to EPM2 OR NEX3 (and even the NEX5) lines.
It better be better than the GF-3 and GF-5. Admin, how are we to know about image quality from video?
emp2 sensor substantially better based on dxomark than gx1 and has ibis. gf6 has body flash, tilt screen, better video? IMO no compelling reasons to choose a more expensive gf6 over emp2, unless panasonic managed to squeeze out better sensor perf. guess we will have to see. it would be funny for people to buy it and then have dxo release scores that show it is the same exact sensor.
target audience doesnt know what ibis or dxo even is.
I hear that argument routinely and even may have used it myself. However: the question is what “we” think about it. If the argument is “the target audience doesn’t know a whole lot about DxO and IBIS” it is also true that the target audience only knows Nikon and Canon mostly, may be Sony.
BTW: in an interview I did not hear the remark that this is the GX1 sensor (when asked!). I don’t know where it comes from, but I would not understand it and discredit that choice per definition. I could only understand this to be the G5 sensor with better circuitry, so we would get some better results that would put this sensor roughly in between EPL5 and GX1. If so, that would be really good enough I think for the target audience.
There is simply one major problem here for those who DO know more about camera’s: the lack of GX2 simply means Panasonic seems not to have a NEX6/FujiXE1/EPL5 alternative. People HAVE to compare GF6 with one of those and it will fall short because of lacking EVF support, worse IQ probably.
GF6 would have been much more accepted and viable with the GX2 (with GH3 sensor in it and preferably EVF in it) debuting at the same time.
Because people who know care about DXO?
Just don’t forget the clearly better LCD and the presumably better low light focusing. Not speaking about the really nice design as opposite to the rather boring one of E-PL5.
I have EPl5 and what struck me after seeing the white version of GF6 is how similar they look. I on’t think EPL5 is boring, I got the silver version and it is okey. I think EPl5 is slightly more stylish and GF6 is more rounded. In the end, to my taste, I do prefer the GF6 look though. Never cared much for a white cam but for some reason the GF6 version looks really good to me.
Whatever it is , latest GF finally unveiled & now onwards is moment of truth for GX successor or the other highend camera above GX to compete against X Pro or NEX 7 if available .
Panasonic should throw everything inside it that really worth to upgrade .
A reminder to Pana , a GH3 sensor is not sufficient as Sony & Fuji definitely will fill their latest 2013 sensors .
Who cares about this girly camera, what a lame.. Again panasonic make a wrong move a’la Canon 400D->700D
As far as I can judge from the *resized* samples, ISO 3200 pictures look very close to what you get from a GX1. Image quality should not be a surprise to many.
It looks like Panasonic reintroduced the “Dynamic B&W” that they had dropped from the GF1 – it was one of the very few areas in which the GX1 disappointed as its successor (and one that Panasonic could have addressed later on by adding a couple of features through a firmware update, but that’s not their policy, quite unfortunately).
Actually,I don’t like the camera design, but I find the IQ very good especially at high ISO. I like the way The new Venus Engine handles noise. The grain is very fine and perserves a lot of details, with no trace of chroma noise.
This GF6 could be a good social camera with nice JPEGS OOC. Moreover, I’m happy to see that Panasonic JPEGs becomes better in each new camera.
Oups, I didn’t realize the JPEGS were resized, so I reserve my comment for the full size JPEGS.. 🙂
The problem with the 16 MPixel panny sensor has never been high ISo noise. Look at DxO: the noise is a half a stop behind the m43 Sony sensor. The problem has been washed out colours beyond ISO 1600 and DR throughout the ISO range if I am correct.
This combinaton is what makes the sensor really behind. DR: I cannot judge it, surely not based on ISO. The noise seems to be no problem. The colours…again, this being JPEG we cannot be sure. They look a little washed out to me though..
More images to pixel peep and decide for yourself:
http://fourthirds-user.com/2013/04/additional_panasonic_lumix_dmcgf6_downloadable_sample_images_.php
Useable at iso6400
Not so bad at iso12800 at least on my monitor.
Admin, can you please write a following note to testers around the world
“If you want us to have an opinion about camera you are/were testing, especially while recording videos, please change the picture mode to NATURAL -2,-2,-2,-2.
Otherwise it’s useless to watch these/your sample movies”.
Thank you in advance admin.
Sorry, but I think this video is very crappy. Highlights are universally blown and colors are morbidly funny.
the reason I unfortunately switched from Panasonic to Sony – why this low spec? 1080i ? sensor with only 30fps output? why? They are under spec for a new model, push it up to 1080p 60, 30 and 24p and make it over 20mp then I’ll come back and also it needs the hotshoe for the external viewfinder. Swivel screen? gimme a break.