Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 12.1MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Lens





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The LUMIX DMC-GF1 is that the latest addition to the award-winning LUMIX G Series, that debuts because the world’s smallest and lightest system digital camera with a built-in flash. The LUMIX DMC-GF1 distinguishes itself from previous models with its elegant, compact style harking back to classic film cameras, nonetheless builds on Panasonic’s success with the revolutionary LUMIX G Series of digital interchangeable lens system cameras based mostly on the Micro Four Thirds system customary. With its compact size, user-friendly style and skill to record High Definition (HD) video and take professional-quality photos, the LUMIX GF1 continues to redefine digital photography standards.

Panasonic GF1 highlights
With its light-weight body, the LUMIX GF1 provides experienced photographers with the perfect digital camera to hold with them the least bit times. Like its predecessors within the LUMIX G Series, the LUMIX GF1 eliminates the pentaprism found in ancient interchangeable lens cameras. Thus, this mirror-free structure permits Panasonic to dramatically cut back each size and weight.

Though little in size, the LUMIX GF1 doesn't compromise in advanced options. The LUMIX GF1 completely optimizes the benefits of a system camera to confirm high performance, whether or not capturing photos or HD video. The LUMIX DMC-GF1 will record 1280 x 720 High Definition video in AVCHD Lite, a format that permits longer recording times. With an ardent video record button, capturing video is convenient and simple. The LUMIX GF1 may also record HD Motion JPEG in 1280 x 720 and alternative video recording formats include: QVGA, VGA and WVGA. The LUMIX GF1 features a distinctive Movie Program Mode that permits customers to regulate the depth-of-field whereas shooting in HD video, therefore background and foreground is blurred to provide artistic effects--something usually solely attainable with expensive skilled camcorders.

The LUMIX DMC-GF1 includes the new My Color mode, which incorporates seven preset effects--Expressive, Retro, Pure, Elegant, Monochrome, Dynamic Art, Silhouette and Custom--all that let users manually set the colour, brightness and saturation levels. With the Live read perform, users will see how these settings can impact the photo before they shoot, creating it easier to capture the precise mood or atmosphere desired. For even additional elaborate effects, users will make a choice from a complete of 9 Film modes, and set the distinction, sharpness and saturation levels for every. A custom perform lets users store their favorite settings in memory. Furthermore, the exposure meter is displayed in alternative shooting modes and also the correlation between shutter speed and aperture is shown, with a color-coded warning that alerts users when the settings don't seem to be within the correct vary.

For those users more or less comfy with in depth manual and artistic controls, the LUMIX GF1 provides a user-friendly setting that may address a beginner’s comfort level, whereas serving to them evolve their photography skills. for example, Panasonic’s new Scene mode, Peripheral Defocus, lets users take a photograph where the foreground is in focus and background is blurred--or vice versa. This well-liked impact is intimidating for a beginner, however within the Peripheral Defocus mode, by merely choosing the objects to be blurred and centered using the camera’s keypad, it's straightforward for photographers of any level.

Panasonic Lumix GF1 Highlights

Versatile Functions and very good pictures
The GF1 adopts the Micro Four Thirds System customary, that was developed as an extended version of the Four Thirds System customary for digital camera systems. By using this customary and developing a camera body that eliminates the mirror box and optical viewfinder unit, LUMIX was ready to achieve a dramatic reduction in each size and weight compared with standard digital SLR cameras, to make a new-generation system camera that options Full-time Live read, high-speed, high-precision distinction AF, HD movie recording, and more. The GF1 is little enough to require anywhere nonetheless subtle enough to require you as way into photography and flicks as you would like to travel.
Panasonic GF1 highlights

12.1-Megapixel Live MOS Sensor: Higher Image Quality, Lower Power Consumption
The 4/3-type twelve.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor featured within the GF1 offers the simplest of each worlds--the superior image quality of a CCD sensor, and also the lower power consumption of a CMOS sensor. This sensor is additionally advantageous for photo and movie recording with its high S/N, due to a brand new circuit structure that's unaffected by the noise generated in every of the circuits. It leads to clear pictures even when taken at high ISO sensitivity.

Extended HD Movie Recording with SLR Quality
The hybrid GF1 permits you to take each high-quality photos and HD movies. you'll be able to shoot breathtaking HD (1280 x 720) movies in AVCHD Lite format (MPEG-4/H.264) backed by the high sound quality of Dolby Digital Creator. And you'll be able to record for a extended time while not running out of memory as a result of AVCHD Lite stores knowledge additional efficiently than Motion JPEG whereas maintaining gorgeous image clarity and detail. an ardent "movie record" button on the highest permits you to instantly begin recording movies whereas shooting photos, therefore you do not miss a second of the action.
*"AVCHD Lite" and "AVCHD Lite" logos are emblems of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation. Dolby and also the double-D image are emblems of Dolby Laboratories.

A Built-In Flash during a fashionable Body
Some compact size cameras cut back weight by not as well as a built-in flash. With the GF1, the built-in flash is hid within the body and out of sight. one bit pops the flash up for simple shooting anytime you would like. you'll be able to additionally alter the sunshine intensity within the vary of ±2 EV at 1/3 EV steps to match your subject.

My Color Mode Puts You up to the mark of Your colours
Naturally you would like your photos to be distinctive. My Color mode on the GF1 permits you to management every and each photo with eight distinctive preset modes in all, as well as a colourful Expressive mode, a soft and moody Pure mode, and a Custom mode that permits you to alter the colour, brightness, and saturation simply the approach you would like them. you'll be able to dramatically modification the pictures of even acquainted subjects to precise your own creativity.

The Soft Focus of Peripheral Defocus Mode permits you to Achieve skilled Results
The GF1 automatically adjusts the main target to match the AF space you positioned whereas gently defocusing the foreground and background to stress the topic. you do not have to be compelled to modification the aperture yourself to require photos with the highly enticing soft focus impact of an SLR camera.

iA Mode Helps forestall Shooting Mistakes during a kind of things
Select iA mode, and also the GF1 automatically activates a bunch of advanced functions and technologies that create it straightforward to capture lovely, clear shots.
Panasonic GF1 highlights

* Face Recognition: This perform acknowledges the faces of subjects that are registered within the camera and displays the names of up to 3 individuals. The GF1 then optimizes the main target and brightness of the registered faces. flip Face Recognition item ON and register the person with a full-face portrait on the shooting menu before.
* AF Tracking: Once you've got centered on a topic, AF Tracking keeps the topic in focus--even if it moves--until you press the shutter unharness.
* Intelligent Exposure: The camera will correct the brightness in elements of the image that are too dark attributable to insufficient lighting, backlighting or use of the flash.
* Intelligent Scene Selector: The camera automatically selects whichever of 5 Scene modes--Portrait, Night Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, and Macro--best suits things.
* Face Detection AF/AE: The camera detects when there are faces within the frame and adjusts the main target and exposure to capture them properly. this permits you to shoot lovely portraits with none trouble.
* Intelligent ISO Control: If the topic moves as you snap the shot, the camera automatically adjusts the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed to assist forestall subject blur.
* MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer): Gyrosensors designed into the lens detect hand-shake and an O.I.S. shifts to compensate. aiding you in obtaining those clear, beautiful, blur-free photos.

*Some functions in iA mode won't be out there looking on the lens that's mounted.

Produce Original HD Movies
Unlike most alternative cameras, the GF1 permits the employment of My Color mode and Scene mode to record HD movies. And film P mode permits you to modification the aperture for additional artistic HD movie recording.

Panasonic GF1 highlights
iA Mode: lovely HD Movies with Point-and-Shoot Ease
Select iA mode, and also the GF1 automatically activates a bunch of advanced functions and technologies that create it straightforward to capture lovely HD movies.

Full-time Live View: See How the Image can prove Before You Shoot
The GF1's Full-time Live read permits you to see within the LCD how adjusting the exposure, white balance, aperture and even the shutter speed can have an effect on the shot. This makes it easier to capture a special shot or specific reasonably image while not shooting once more and once more.

Let the Exposure Meter Guide You
The on-screen meter show indicates the degree of aperture and shutter speed that may be modified at intervals an acceptable exposure vary. The vary within which applicable exposure isn't attainable is shown in red, therefore you'll be able to intuitively grasp the corresponding aperture and shutter speed combos.

Take Advantage of Leica and 4 Thirds Lenses
More than twenty out there Leica M/R lenses or thirty Four Thirds lenses is used with the Micro Four Thirds System customary GF1, just by mounting a separately purchased lens adaptor.

An Optional Live read Finder Mounts to the recent Shoe
You can equip the GF1 with an optional 202,000-dot equivalent Live read Finder (LVF) that includes a magnification of roughly one.04x (0.52x*) and 100% field of read. as a result of it displays constant info because the LCD, it's effectively employed in things where the LCD is tough to envision, like underneath bright daylight. The LVF is additionally handy for low-angle shots as a result of it is tilted vertically from zero to ninety degrees.
*35 mm camera equivalent

The High-Speed, High-Performance Venus Engine HD
The Venus Engine HD incorporates 2 CPUs. This not solely boosts image processing speed, it additionally helps achieve an exceptional noise-reduction performance. Also, the 2 CPUs of the Venus Engine HD enable long-time movie recording in AVCHD Lite format whereas maintaining low power consumption. and also the Venus Engine HD options HDMI output too.

Dust Reduction System Protects the Image Sensor
If dirt or alternative foreign matter gets within the camera when you are changing lenses, it might cling to the image sensor and show up as a spot in photos. The GF1 helps eliminate this risk by inserting a Supersonic Wave Filter in front of the Live MOS sensor. Vibrating around fifty,000 times per second, the filter repels dirt and alternative particles. This keeps the image sensor clean the least bit times and eliminates the necessity for cumbersome maintenance procedures.

HD Photos and HD Movies with VIERA Link Networking
The GF1 is provided with an HDMI output terminal for direct transmission of digital image and sound signals. simply connect the camera to an HDTV employing a single HDMI mini cable (optional). it is also straightforward to get pleasure from slideshows within which each photos and flicks are played in step with the recorded timeline. If you've got a VIERA TV, you'll be able to management the camera's playback functions with VIERA's remote management unit.

Easy HD Image Viewing with the SD Card Slot
Simply take the SDHC/SD Memory Card from the GF1 and slip it into the cardboard slot of a Panasonic VIERA or Blu-ray Disc player, and you are able to read HD pictures. For even larger impact and entertainment fun, you'll be able to add background music and image effects to your image slideshows.
*To play movies recorded within the Motion JPEG format, you wish the included AV cable.

PHOTOfunSTUDIO four.0 HD Edition Makes Photo and Movie Editing straightforward
AVCHD Lite movies is transferred to a laptop from an SDHC/SD Memory Card or via the USB cable to look at or edit them. you'll be able to additionally create a DVD disc from AVCHD Lite files by changing them to MPEG-2. The software makes it straightforward and fun to edit or organize a group of photos. It options a Face Recognition perform that acknowledges the faces within the photos stored in your laptop and permits you to kind them by face. Also, photos shot with My Color mode is categorized and viewed by vogue. the subtle interface permits you to get pleasure from emotion-packed slideshows with a spread of effects and music. And motion pictures is directly uploaded to YouTube

SILKYPIX Developer Studio three.0 SE Adjusts RAW pictures Any approach you would like Them
The GF1 records original image knowledge in RAW file format, that permits pictures to be developed in step with your intention. variety of highly advanced functions is applied to those RAW pictures by using the SILKYPIX Developer Studio three.0 SE software utility, with its distinctive combination of high resolution and extraordinary color separation.