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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Reviews

PCMAG

02/2012

7.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 ($799.99 direct with 14-42mm lens) is the camera that many people wanted the Lumix DMC-GF3 ($599.99, 3.5 stars) to be—a compact Micro Four Thirds body with plenty of physical controls, an accessory port, and a hot shoe. The 16-megapixel camera does a better job in lower light than other Micro Four Thirds bodies, but not as well as mirrorless cameras with large APS-C sensors such as the Samsung NX200 ($899.99, 3.5 stars) or our Editors' Choice Sony Alpha NEX-C3 ($649.95, 4.5 stars), and its kit lens can't match the sharpness of the one included with a competing Micro Four Thirds camera, the Olympus E-PL3 ($699.99, 3.5 stars)—of course, there's nothing stopping you from using the Olympus lens on the Panasonic camera, thanks to the interoperability of the Micro Four Thirds system. Design and Features Like the smaller GF3, the Lumix GX1 is styled after a point-and-shoot camera. It features a sardine-can shaped body with a modest hand grip. The GX1 measures only 2.7 by 4.5 by 1.6 inches and weighs 9.6 ounces without a lens. The GF3 is only slightly smaller at 2.6 by 4.2 by 1.3 inches, and a bit lighter at 7.9 ounces.

Camera Labs

02/2012

8.5/10

Panasonic GX1 review

The Lumix GX1 is Panasonic's fourth 'pocketable' camera to employ the Micro Four Thirds standard it co-developed with Olympus. Like all Micro Four Thirds models, it's a mirror-less compact system camera, or CSC for short, which packs a DSLR-sized sensor into a relatively small body; in this case, the 16 Megapixel sensor of the Lumix G3. Rather than replace an existing model though, the new GX1 represents a new category in the Lumix G range aimed at enthusiasts. In many ways the GX1 returns to the concept of the original Lumix GF1 by including both a hotshoe and mode dial. Indeed as Panasonic simplified the GF series with each generation, many owners of the earlier models grew frustrated they were being forced into the larger G or GH series if they wanted to retain lots of control and features when upgrading. Surely, they argued, there was a market for enthusiasts who wanted the maximum control and latest features, but in the smallest form factor? Well, the Lumix GX1 is that camera. At first glance, the Lumix GX1 could be mistaken as a GF1 equipped with the sensor of the G3, but look a little deeper and you'll realise it's physically quite a different beast to the original GF model. The GX1 employs a brand new body with much higher quality build than the GF series.

DPReview

02/2012

7.7/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Review

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GX1 is the company's latest addition to its G-series lineup. And although the camera bears the '1' appendage in its model name, it is clear from even a cursory glance that with the GX1, Panasonic has provided the long-awaited spiritual successor to the highly regarded Lumix DMC-GF1. Of perhaps even greater significance, the move to introduce a separate GX product line (as opposed to releasing the camera as a 'GF4') would seem to suggest a long-term commitment by the camera maker to meet the demands of enthusiasts who embraced the GF1. Launched back in 2009, the GF1 was, ironically, Panasonic's attempt to court compact-camera owners looking to upgrade, with what was then billed as, 'the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera'. Instead, the GF1's high quality Raw output and classic rangefinder aesthetic gained a strong and passionate following in the enthusiast market. DSLR owners looking for a second 'go-anywhere' camera with high image quality embraced the camera's comprehensive external controls and its relatively compact Micro Four Thirds lens offerings. It is precisely these users who have been disappointed twice over with the Lumix DMC-GF2 and Lumix DMC-GF3 releases.

DigitalVersus

12/2011

8.0/10

Digital Cameras: SLR, Micro 4/3 and Interchangeable Lens Reviews

While Panasonic's GF cameras have been moving away from the expert market towards beginners, the absence of a genuinely advanced interchangeable lens compact in the firm's camera range was starting to be felt. However, Panasonic is filling that gap with the Lumix GX1—a camera with the same boxy design and wealth of physical controls as the now-defunct GF1, but which has also been treated to some of the new features seen in more recent Panasonic 'G' cameras, like an updated sensor, Full HD video and a touchscreen. The GX1 is a direct descendant of the GF1. That's obvious from the moment you pick the camera up, as it has the same high-end metal build, the same plain, boxy design, the same PSAM mode dial, the same clickable settings thumb-wheel etc. One major new addition is the rubber grip handle. This is deeply set for improved grip (your middle finger is nice and stable), and means you can easily use the camera with one hand. A less immediately visible, but just as welcome, new feature is the customisable interface. The Quick menu is entirely customisable (with up to 12 settings over three pages!), and the two Fn buttons plus two zones on the right of the touchscreen can be assigned the functions of your choice.

CNet UK

12/2011

10/10

Panasonic Lumix GX1 review

We looked at a pre-production sample of the GX1 back in November. It greatly impressed us. Now Panasonic has started shipping the first finished units we've called one in and run it through our regular rigorous tests, to see whether it lived up to our expectations.The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 is available now for around £450 body-only, or for around £550 in a kit with a 14-42mm lens. The GX1 is built on Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds platform, here delivering 16 megapixels in a compact body with interchangeable lens. Buy it with a kit lens and you can choose from two 14-42mm f/3.5-f/5.6 units; one powered and one manual. The Micro Four Thirds system has a focal length multiplier of two, so each of these lenses acts like a 28-84mm unit on a 35mm camera. If you've opted for the powered lens, the primary zoom is on the left side of its stubby barrel and replicated on the rear display, where a four-step slider zooms in and out at two speeds in each direction. What those speeds are is up to you, as you can set the zoom independently for stills and video shooting modes to high, medium or low. The GX1 can be bought as a body on its own, or bundled with one of two kit lenses -- one powered and one manual.

CNet

12/2011

7.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

I happen to like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 for what it is: a model that delivers the photo quality and speed that point-and-shoot upgraders are looking for in a size substantially smaller than a dSLR and with an interface that's familiar to them. But when it came out, I heard quite a few grumblings from people who wanted the real successor in the GF series. They didn't mind the slightly bigger size in exchange for a physical mode dial and hot shoe. Well, it looks like Panasonic heard those grumblings, too. Or perhaps it was always in the master plan. In any case, the Micro Four Thirds-based Lumix DMC-GX1 is the successor to the GF1 that the GF2 should have been. It resurrects that camera's better shooting design, most notably with the return of the physical mode dial, which Panasonic dropped from the GF2. It's actually a little bigger than that model, longer and deeper, but the depth comes from a slightly bigger grip and I can't fault it for that. Plus, it significantly improves on the performance and photo quality of both its predecessors. But in other respects, it's just a modest update of the two GF models that precede it to bring it up to currency. It incorporates the sensor that's in the G3 (not the more advanced sensor from the GH2, despite the resolution similarity) and the current Light Speed autofocus architecture.

TechRadar

12/2011

8.0/10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 review

This year has seen a glut of mirrorless compact system cameras (CSCs) being released from the majority of the top manufacturers. With a range of CSCs in all manner of shapes and sizes on offer, the market is incredibly competitive. These highly versatile interchangeable lens cameras such as the Olympus PEN E-P3, Sony NEX-5N and Samsung NX200 are fighting to stave off rivals in the CSC, advanced compact and entry-level DSLR categories. To that end, Panasonic's latest model – the Lumix DMC-GX1 – enters the fray with all guns blazing. In addition to headline features that include Full HD movie recording, a 3-inch touchscreen and a robust all-metal body, the new camera sports a 16MP Four Thirds Live MOS sensor (CMOS). Size-wise this sits in between your average smaller compact sensor and larger DSLR (APS-C format) equivalent. Compared to a compact sensor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1's 17.3 x 13.0mm offering provides scope for larger pixels, theoretically enabling the camera to produce better quality images overall, particularly in low light.Aimed at advanced enthusiasts, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 is designed to fill the void left by the acclaimed Lumix DMC-GF1, which sported a level of manual functionality that photographers missed with the subsequent launches of replacements; the Lumix GF2 and Lumix GF3.

CNet UK

11/2011

Panasonic Lumix GX1

If photographers remember 2011 for anything, it should be the fact that it marked beginning of the end of the mid-range dSLR. High-end models are safe, but over the next few years we'd expect to see more and more ambitious consumers dropping their bulky travel mates in favour of compact snappers with interchangeable lenses and all the features of their bulky cousins. Panasonic's freshly-minted Lumix GX1 looks set to blaze a trail here, and CNET got its hands on an early sample for a top-to-bottom preview. The GX1 is built around a 16 megapixel Four Thirds sensor. The Four Thirds system is around half the size of a 35mm frame in either direction, so considerably larger than the sensor in a regular compact. That allows for larger pixels overall and so better low-light performance -- something that certainly played out in our tests, as we pushed the GX1 to ISO 1,600 (maximum sensitivity is ISO 12,800), without inducing any grain in the finished shots. Few rivals would achieve comparable results beyond half of that figure. Lenses are shorter than their dSLR equivalents. They are attached using a Micro Four Thirds mount. This makes the GX1, like its predecessor the GF1, easier to carry and more discreet in everyday use.

Camera Labs

11/2011

Panasonic GX1

The Lumix GX1 is Panasonic's fourth 'pocketable' camera to employ the Micro Four Thirds standard it co-developed with Olympus. Like all Micro Four Thirds models, it's a mirror-less interchangeable lens camera, or ILC for short, which packs a DSLR-sized sensor into a relatively small body; in this case, the 16 Megapixel sensor of the Lumix G3. Rather than replace an existing model though, the new GX1 represents a new category in the Lumix G range aimed at enthusiasts. In many ways the GX1 returns to the concept of the original Lumix GF1 by including both a hotshoe and mode dial. Indeed as Panasonic simplified the GF series with each generation, many owners of the earlier models grew frustrated they were being forced into the larger G or GH series if they wanted to retain lots of control and features when upgrading. Surely, they argued, there was a market for enthusiasts who wanted the maximum control and latest features, but in the smallest form factor? Well, the Lumix GX1 is that camera. At first glance, the Lumix GX1 could be mistaken as a GF1 equipped with the sensor of the G3, but look a little deeper and you'll realise it's physically quite a different beast to the original GF model.

DPReview

11/2011

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 Hands-on

Panasonic's Lumix DMC-GX1 is the company's latest addition to its G-series lineup. And although the camera bears the '1' appendage in its model name, it is clear from even a cursory glance that with the GX1, Panasonic has provided the long-awaited spiritual successor to the highly regarded Lumix DMC-GF1. Of perhaps even greater significance, the move to introduce a separate GX product line (as opposed to releasing the camera as a 'GF4') would seem to suggest a long-term commitment by the camera maker to meet the demands of enthusiasts who embraced the GF1. Launched back in 2009, the GF1 was, ironically, Panasonic's attempt to court compact-camera owners looking to upgrade, with what was then billed as, 'the world's smallest, lightest interchangeable lens camera'. Instead, the GF1's high quality Raw output and classic rangefinder aesthetic gained a strong and passionate following in the enthusiast market. DSLR owners looking for a second 'go-anywhere' camera with high image quality embraced the camera's external control points and its relatively compact Micro Four Thirds lens offerings.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16MP Camera Body - Black - Bundle - with 16GB SD Memory Card, Camera Case, USB 2.0 SD Card Reader, FREE: Red Giant Adorama Production Bundle for PC/Mac a $599.00 Retail Value	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 16mp Camera Body Black Bundle 16gb Dmc-gx1kbody A	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16MP Camera Body - Black - Bundle - with 16GB SD Memory Card, Camera Case, USB 2.0 SD Card Reader, FREE: Red Giant Adorama Production Bundle for PC/Mac a $599.00 Retail Value	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 Camera Body, Black Dmc-gx1kbody	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen Body Only (Black)	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen Body Only (Black)	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen Body (Silver)	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen Body (Silver)	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 16MP Camera Body, 17.3 x 13mm Image Sensor, 3.0 Touch Enabled LCD, Black	$699	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 Camera Body With 14-42mm Lens, Black Dmc-gx1kk	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Silver)	$799	See it
Panasonic DMC-GX1KS Lumix GX1 16 Megapixel Compact System Camera - Silver	$799	See it
Panasonic DMC-GX1KK Lumix GX1 16 Megapixel Compact System Camera - Black	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Silver)	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Black)	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 Camera Silver - With 14-42mm Zoom Lens Bundle Dmcgx1ksa	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm Zoom Lens (Black)	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 Camera Body With 14-42mm Lens, Silver Dmc-gx1ks	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix Dmc-gx1 Camera Body - Black - With 14-42mm Zoom Lens -bundle-	$799	See it
Panasonic Lumix Gx1 W/14-42mm (black)	$799.99	See it
Panasonic Lumix Gx1 W/14-42mm (silver)	$799.99	See it
Panasonic DMC-GX1X Lumix Four-Thirds 16 Megapixel Digital Camera - Black	$949	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1X 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens (Silver)	$949	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1X 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera, 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens (Black)	$949	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1X 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera with 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens (Silver)	$949	See it
Panasonic DMC-GX1X Lumix Four-Thirds 16 Megapixel Digital Camera - Silver	$949	See it
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1X 16 MP Micro 4/3 Compact System Camera, 3-Inch LCD Touch Screen and 14-42mm X Power Zoom Lens (Black)	$949	See it
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GX1 Digital Camera & G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm Lens Kit (black) + SSE Ultimate Kit: Includes - 16GB SDHC Memory Card, 0.45x Wide Angle Lens, 2x Telephoto Lens, Replacement Battery, Travel Charger, Shoe Mount Flash, HDMI Cable and much more...	$1249.95	See it