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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
 
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CNET Asia Review

By Leonard Goh
Nov 3, 2008

Very good

7.6

out of 10

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The good: Compact size; easy operation; 3-inch swiveling LCD; innovative Live View Finder; good image quality.

The bad: dSLR-like styling hard to differentiate from other shooters; displays are laggy under dim lighting.

The bottom line: Panasonic has set the benchmark for the Micro Four Thirds Standard with the G1, a very capable shooter for those who want to upgrade to a slightly more advanced camera from a point-and-shoot.

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you can go to manufacturer's site to make good comparison just like buying a car.

Jan 8, 2009

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: excellent in this catergory
Cons: nil
Opinion:
I have a SLR look the same as the above panasonic lumic dmc g1. And what is more that it is a dSLR. smaller to grip and work better than most other makers in same.

 

Why rate this when you haven't used it?

Oct 28, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Small and Light
Cons: It's not out yet so it's hard to tell
Opinion:
The only reason I gave this review is to question the fellow who left the first one and gave the camera a rating. How can one rate this when it hasn't even been released yet.

I would have simply left a comment to this effect if there were a comment section under this review, but there is not.

Oh, and Leonard Goh writes the most sexist e-mails. They are insulting to women. He always writes things like -- "ladies like the small dainty cameras and guys like the big and brawny ones." Mr. Goh, get with it. It's not the Dark Ages anymore.

 

delicious ..

Sep 12, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: interchangeable lens
Cons: the price ??
Opinion:
wow .. first look at this cam picture and it reminds me of decepticons from trasnformers, the color is so devilish delicious, the maroon red is so so so nice.. hope to see the real thing soon

 

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User Discussion

edghami: I take back what i said about this cam's performance, i just saw sample images of this camera at ...
thamrinm: easy to use it, but still rather costly its price
einnorx: I looked at some of the comments posted about the G1, of which a number of people said that, ...
edghami: Nice review, though as you said image quality does no match up with an dslr, with that price, i ...
gohleonard: Hi! We are very excited about the G1 as well and we assure you we will put up the ...

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