Panasonic has announced the release of a micro Four Thirds digital camera. The device, called the manufacturer Lumix DMC-G1, according to Panasonic, is "the smallest and lightest digital camera with interchangeable lens." By the SLR it can not be attributed. But the usual soap box Lumix DMC-G1 is also not called.

The dimensions of the camera are really "elegant." Weight - 385 grams, and the thickness of only 20 millimeters. A 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor has been pushed inside the Panasonic compact case. Since the Lumix DMC-G1 is a micro Four Thirds camera, it lacks an optical viewfinder. Instead, a Live View digital viewfinder is used with a resolution of 1440000 pixels. Another difference micro Four Thirds from bulky DSLRs is twice the distance from the lens mount to the sensor (20 mm instead of 40 mm). Actually, thanks to this, the dimensions of the camera were reduced.
In addition to all of the above in the new “under-mirroring” available: 3-inch display, autofocus, automatic exposure selection Intelligent Exposure, the MEGA OIS image stabilization system, the face detector in the frame and the new Venus Engine HD image processor and HDMI connector.
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On the shelves, the camera appeared in early November. The price, it seems, should be announced only in a couple of weeks. But on Engadget there was information that in Japan the Lumix DMC-G1 will cost $ 750 (camera only) and about $ 1200 (camera with a LUMIX G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 MEGA OIS lens).
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