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 Lumix GX7 Review Part 2 – Sensor, Shutter and In Body Stabilizatio
"Lumix GX7 Review Part 2 – Sensor, Shutter and In Body Stabilization"
* 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

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)
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