Best Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 16.1MP Compact System Camera Kit – Black with 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 ASPH MEGA OIS Lens – For Sale
- Smaller, Quicker, lighter. We love the new Panasonic DMC-G3 and we know you will too.
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List Price: £449.00
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Jan 2012
UK Bargain Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 16.1MP Compact System Camera Kit – Black with 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 ASPH MEGA OIS Lens Lowest Price
Brilliant camera,
I have had tried different cameras in recent years having got frustrated with the bulk and weight of DSLRs yet not wanting to lose image quality. For a while I had a lighter-weight DSLR and I’ve tried another compact system camera, but that wasn’t well sorted and was difficult to use.
The G3 in contrast, is light but strong and solid-felling and it is incredibly easy to use, either in full auto mode or in some variety of manual mode. The photo qualify is terrific but it also benefits from being portable and fast, so shots that might have been missed with another camera get captured with ease.
My increasingly good feedback on Flickr is testimony to the effectiveness of the G3! Overall, this is an outstanding camera and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take highly quality photos but doesn’t want to carry around a couple of house bricks in the shape of a fill-size DSLR and lenses.
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|Excellent camera and easy to use,
I was struggling to decide between a Canon EOS 550d and the Lumix DMC-G3 but decided to plump for this based on the a number of factors: (1) lighter and less cumbersome to carry around, (2) easier to use (which is important for my wife), (3) cheaper, (4) better video including auto-focus and the ability to zoom without clunking noise from the lens, (5) moveable screen which can also be closed and protected. I have to say I am very happy with this so far, I have already taken some excellent photos. It is incredibly easy to use straight away using the Intelligent Auto function and the quality of pictures is significantly better than we get from our Canon Ixus compact. Only downsides are: (1) battery performance could be better and (2) replacement lenses are quite expensive but on the whole I can’t recommend this enough.
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|Great camera – Micro four thirds realises its potential,
After reading about the G3 prior to it’s release, I was curious that the decision had been made to further reduce the size from that of the G2. It is, however, a fantastically portable camera that still feels solid and of good quality in the hand. I feel so much more compelled to take this camera out on all my travels as it is small and light enough to keep around the neck all day whereas with my other dslr I’m aching to take it off after a only a short country walk.
With this camera, Panasonic seem to have improved upon almost every aspect vs older models. A 16mp sensor rivals many of the competing cameras from the likes of Canon & Nikon in the same price range. The image noise control makes the camera very useable in low light, and I am loving full HD movie capture! There is a nice feature when using manual mode that allows you to enlarge the subject of your photo when focusing for a sharper image, while it is also possible to touch focus at any point on the camera’s lovely fold out LCD screen. Those who are still not sold on touch screen cameras will be pleased to hear that you can get used to it whilst using the buttons, which are well laid out.
There will be something for everyone here – the G3 should appeal to point and shoot users, with an ‘intelligent auto plus’ mode that gets some great snaps whilst allowing a little freedom of some simpler and some more creative image settings, whereby the casual user can build some confidence to move across to the manual modes. Panasonic have packed the G3 full of plenty of tricks and features, more than enough to keep the more avid photographer busy.
At this stage, the only criticism I have of this camera is that the strap could be a little chunkier, but given the weight of the camera, this is only a small issue.
The G3 is on a par with any entry-mid level SLR camera whilst in a far more practical package.
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