Olympus created a very nice momentum for the Micro Four Thirds system with their OMD launch. But the camera that Panasonic will announce in two weeks could become even more popular. The new GX7 promises to have all the best tech in one compact camera. It has a high resolution built-in tiltable EVF (world’s first!). It can autofocus in very dim condition (should be the world’s best AF in low light). It will also feature a completely newly designed sensor made by Panasonic itself. This could be THE mft camera we were all waiting for! Here are the specs and more images:
– 90 degrees tiltable EVF with 2.76 million dots
– 16MP Digital Live MOS sensor
-1920×1080/60p full HD video
– Fastest shutter is 1/8000 second
– Maximum sensitivity is ISO25600
– 22 different Creative controls
– Creative Panorama
– Silent mode
– in body image stabilization
– Focus peaking
– NFC and Wi-Fi
– 80 degrees titltable LCD with 3.0 in. 1.04 million dots
– Magnesium alloy body
Price: 999 Euro.
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via Digicaminfo.
36 Responses
Finally!
Does it have aperture and shutter controls via the dials? Thats about all I ever want. If so, should be a great camera.
I see a wheel on the back and another one where the shutter button is (at least it looks like it)….those two should do the trick!!
If it’s the click dial, isn’t that’s how it’s always been for micro four third camera ?
and see dial around shutter release ,but i can’t specific what is it.
My OM-D has ‘aperture and shutter controls via the dials’ and it works perfekt. I think both are very good kameras and the gx7 finally has in body image stabilization!
“Silent mode” == “Global Shutter” ???
It looks very similar to Fuji X.
A very promising concept. I’m really looking forward to test it myself.
Too late, too little. m43 is slowly dying. Will be gone to Fuji or Samsung.
I want to smoke what you are smoking. Obviously Cheech Marin wants a piece of that too.
Definitely *not* world’s first built-in tiltable EVF. For example, Minolta’s digital cameras had it eons ago:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/minoltadimagea1/3
Modern sensor tech aside, even the GX7 lacks in some respects when compared to usability and ergonomics of old veterans such as these old Minoltas.
I thought Ricoh GXR was the first tiltable evf?
It does look like a nice camera for someone who wants to enter the expensive end of the MFT market. But is it good enough to justify replacing my current MFT camera (E-M 5)? Hmmm, not sure… several questions will need to be answered:
— If image quality matches the GH3, I’ll assume it will be as good as my current camera’s — but I’ll want to know for sure.
— Does the performance of the in-body IS match that of the E-M 5? If not, how much do I give up?
— I assume it will have the wireless TTL flash system that debuted on the GH3? Is that compatible with my existing Olympus flash equipment?
— How good is the implementation of built-in WiFi? I’m especially interested in the reliability with which it transfers images during long shooting sessions.
— How noisy is it?… not image “noise,” but actual operating noise? One pleasant bonus of the E-M 5 is that its operating noise is very unobtrusive (for example, I photographed an intimate cabaret concert with it last weekend without any issues.) My Panasonic cameras (GH2, GH1) are somewhat “squeaky” by comparison. The fact that Panasonic is including a “silent mode” makes me worry that its normal non-silent operation may be noisier than I’ll like…
— This is a minor point, but based on my experience with other side-finder cameras, I suspect the LCD will be a nose-print magnet!
How can you leave a nose print if you use your right eye as most cameras are designed.
Silent Mode??? Does that mean electronic shutter?
The view from the back disproves the guy who claimed that the EVF couldn’t be used when tilted down, since it would cover part of the LCD. Wonder where he got that idea from?
admin, we need to know about the video codecs too… 😀
Looks real good. I would buy it right way if it had a bigger sensor. Now it is useless unless youre happy with small files and no dof control.
Troll in the dungeon!
Any word on codec?
I insist… forget m43… go to Sony NEX, wihch is plenty of dof control with huge files. And amazing small lenses, of course. My heart beats stronger for the NEXes… damn.. what a system!!!
Also a bit concerned with 4/3. As compacts are moving towards APC and FF, maybe m4/3 will go the way of the Betamax. The only saving grace will be the smaller 4/3 lenses which will match balance and portability of the camera , unlike the say, NEX camera which have large lenses which to some puts the camera off balance, and considerately increases the size and weight .
this one sounds great but why do they keep using the silly AVCHD codec?
NEX lenses are too big. Might as well use an APS-C DSLR.
Will be very interesting to compare this directly with the omd em5 successor and fuji xe1. For sure Fuji will need to counter both the new omd and gx7…
What’s up with all these EVF’s? They are crap. I want good OVF’s!
Oh Robbert, not again. Take an old fat kamera like the D700 and be glad.
Just sounds too good to be true..
That is the camera that I wanted 4 years ago… Before Fuji and Sony came out with their APS-C rangefinder cameras. Too little too late Panasonic.
And of’course it would be too much to tell people what kind of display new Pana has? OLED or LCD? is the viewfinder OLED? iF NOT shooting action will be “mission impossible”