Smallest DSLR from Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix G1 is the first DSLR digital camera realized in a new compact format - Micro Four Thirds.

Afterwards in August Panasonic and Olympus has announced Micro Four Thirds System format for DSLR digital cameras in a very compact design, surely now appears on the market first camera based on such concept.

Micro Four Thirds System uses a 18 x 13,5 mm sensor, and allows creating cameras with a thinner carcass thanks to refusal of using of a complex system of glasses, plus reducing with 50% of the distance between the seat assembly and the sensor, that means a 50% compacting of the necessary lenses.

Although it is launched only on the Japan market yet, Lumix G1 is a very interesting gadget because it represents a premier in that domain and indicate what to expect on the market in future.

Among the specifications of Lumix G1 we can name 12,1 mega-pixels Live MOS sensor, Venus Engine HD image processor, MEGA OIS image stabilization, an intelligent ISO, AF tracking, detection of faces in images and a system for reducing dust – Supersonic Wave Filter.

The camera does not have an optic viewfinder of course which is replaced with a high-resolution live-view electronic system, accessible by the 3″ flip-out LCD screen, with a 3:2 issue and 1,44 ,mega-pixels resolution. Illustrating the advantages of the new format Lumix G1 weighs just 385 grams and has a 20 mm thickness.

The camera will be offered for sale in Japan in October at a price of approx. 750 dollars only for the body of the camera or 1200 dollars with a LUMIX G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 MEGA OIS lens, one of the two Micro Four Third lenses, launched by Panasonic simultaneously with G1. But any DSLR camera is compatible also with old lenses through the adaptor ring - DMW-MA1APP for example.