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Panasonic Lumix GF2 Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
The Panasonic GF2 is small. The smallest M43 camera yet. But, it still isn't as small as the NEX 3 and 5, which it competes against most directly. But, its close enough so that in a retail comparison, even if one is driven to want the smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera available
The most obvious difference between the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 and its predecessor is size: the new model is 19% smaller and 7% lighter, making it the smallest camera with interchangeable lenses and a built-in flash; note the Sony NEX-3 and 5 employ tiny external flashguns. The rear of the Panasonic DMC-GF2 is dominated by the large 3 inch LCD screen. I found that the 460K pixel, high-resolution screen coped admirably with the majority of lighting conditions, aided by a new anti-reflective coating.
The Lumix GF2 main innovation is its touchscreen interface, with a newly revamped GUI that's easy on the eye. Panasonic have wisely restricted the amount of things that you can do by interacting with the screen, and indeed you can still operate everything on the camera without having to push and prod the LCD at all. But you would be missing out on a lot of genuinely useful functionality that really improves the shooting experience.The Panasonic GF2 is a little smaller in every dimension than the Samsung NX100. The width difference is the most significant, at almost a third of an inch. The GF2 is also just barely shorter, by around a tenth of an inch. Also notable is the difference in sensor size between a Micro Four Thirds sensor camera (such as those from Panasonic and Olympus), versus an APS-C sensor camera (like the Samsung and Sony compact system cameras.)
The appeal of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 is definitely in the eye of the beholder, more so than most cameras that we've reviewed recently. While current GF1 owners will most likely bemoan the simplification of the control system in favour of a touchscreen system, compact camera owners looking to upgrade to the new breed of DSLR-like models will no doubt be attracted by the smaller design, cutting-edge interface and pared-down design.