- Source: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 announced in August 2013, is a Micro Four Thirds compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.
It was Panasonic's first Micro Four Thirds camera with a built-in in-body stabilization system (IBIS) and has a built-in EVF (add-on EVFs are no-longer supported). Panasonic uses 2-axis in-body stabilization allowing the use of shutter speeds 1 to 2 stops slower than without stabilization, compared to the 4 to 5 stops of improvement offered by Olympus' 5-axis stabilization.
Features include:
Magnesium alloy body
New 16 MP Live MOS, Four Thirds sensor (25% better Signal to Noise performance, 10% better sensitivity, 10% better saturation level )
Venus Engine
ISO 200 - 25,600 (ISO 125 in extended mode, max. 3,200 in movie mode)
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec.
AF detective range: -4 EV to 18 EV
Micro Four Thirds mount
Full HD video capture, including 1920 x 1080/60p (AVCHD or MP4 formats)
Full-time AF and tracking AF also available in cinema-like 24p video with a bit rate of maximum 24 Mbit/s
Built-in live view finder (electronic view finder, EVF), 90-degree tilt-able, 2.764M pixel resolution with 100% Adobe RGB color reproduction
Built-in 3", 1040K pixel tilting (45 deg. up, 80 deg. down), touch-screen LCD screen
Built-in flash (and hot-shoe)
Sensor-shift, in-body image stabilization (2-axis)
5fps using single AF with mechanical shutter / 60fps with electronic shutter up to 12 frames
Focus Peaking
22 creative effects, HDR
Panoramic mode, with filters
Silent Mode, electronic shutter mode
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Wi-Fi connectivity
Black / Silver versions
Introduction price: $999 in the US (body only)
Successor
Although the Panasonic GX8 has the succeeding number, it is a model not related to the GX7 line. The true successor of the GX7 is the Panasonic GX80/GX85, which is called GX7 mark ii in some markets.
The Panasonic GX80/GX85 has the same 16mp sensor, but without the AA-filter. It also has greatly improved IBIS and comes with a new shutter mechanism. The tilting viewfinder is no longer available. This came back though with the Panasonic GX9, which is called GX7 mark iii in some markets.
References
External links
Official Website
Official Specifications
Review, ePhotozine.com
Hands-on review, DPReview
Hands-on review, Imaging Source
Hands-on review, Pocket Lint
Hands-on review, Trusted Reviews
First Look video preview at What Digital Camera Channel (YouTube)