Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Expert Reviews

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Experts rate this product 76/100 and users 85/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital SLR Cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

The onslaught of DSLR video cameras has brought new words to our vocabulary as video producers; Lens Systems, Intelligent ISO and Live View are some of the important ones. Together, these offer video producers some very interesting options when it ...

Lens/sensor combo allows creative focus ; Microphone jack ; Amazing LCD screen

Manual zoom controls aren't smooth ; Editing AVCHD video requires a supercomputer

The Lumix GH1 is fun to use and creates great HD video that rivals pro camcorders costing twice as much

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GH1 is the second model in the Lumix G range, following the original G1. Announced in March 2009 at the PMA trade show, the GH1 becomes the second camera to be based on the recent Micro Four Thirds standard, and the first to ...

Compact but comfortable body., HD video with AF and manual control., Excellent EVF and big, flexible screen., Easy to use with intuitive user interface., Compact but comfortable body., HD video with AF and manual control., Excellent EVF and big, ...

Viewfinder noisy and jerky in low light., AF restrictions in 1080p movie mode., Continuous shooting slower than rivals., Only sold with premium 10x kit lens., Viewfinder noisy and jerky in low light., AF restrictions in 1080p movie mode., ...

As we said at the top, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GH1 is the most complete and well-rounded hybrid camera we've tested. Both the stills and movie capabilities are very well thought-out and implemented, with few compromises to mention. Considering this is ...

When Panasonic announced the DMC-G1 in September 2008, the industry saw its first real innovation for a long time: an electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens camera with a large (Four Thirds size) imaging sensor. Panasonic had managed to overcome a ...

JPEG output shows impressive detail at base ISO, Good resolution, even slightly more in RAW, Good balance between noise reduction and detail retention at higher ISOs, Good control over high ISO noise reduction, Smaller dimensions and lighter than ...

Comparatively steep tone curve (JPEG) can lead to highlight clipping, Relatively small amount of RAW headroom, Fairly low powered flash (but good flash metering), Electronic viewfinder difficult to use in low light (noisy image and greatly reduced ...

No matter if you're coming from a compact or DSLR, the entire user interface including menus has an intuitive and concise design and within a few days of shooting with the GH1 you'll know your way around the camera very well and will probably have ...

The Lumix GH1 is the first micro four-thirds camera to offer the extensive camcorder-style controls and continuous auto focus that video-enabled SLRs to date have lacked.

If you're not looking for video recording capabilities, there's no good reason to choose the Panasonic Lumix GH1 over the far less expensive G1 introduced last year. The two cameras are nearly identical in feature set, and while the GH1 has a new ...

The Micro Four Thirds format, jointly developed by Olympus and Panasonic, is designed to allow interchangeable-lens cameras without the traditional SLR mirror system that lets you see out of the lens you're shooting with. Instead, Micro Four Thirds ...

When the first Micro Four Thirds camera, Panasonic's Lumix G1 was released last year, though, it really wasn't that "micro" - just a hair smaller than many traditional SLRs. It did have one breakthrough feature that made it stand out from the crowd. ...

The micro-four-thirds standard created by Panasonic, Olympus and Leica has intrigued us but its mightiest product to date, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, leaves us scratching our heads.

The camera has many of these novel options to keep track of, but it doesn't pay a huge dividend to those who do. As Mahoney said in the original piece, its high-ISO shots are a bit more noisy than most DSLRs, and the lens selection is paltry compared ...

The DMC-GH1's battery life numbers are about 10% lower than the G1's, though I'm not sure why. It's hard to draw much of a conclusion as to how the GH1 compares to D-SLRs with live view, since manufacturers rarely publish battery life numbers for ...

Since the cameras are so similar, large portions of my DMC-G1 review will be reused here