Panasonic's LUMIX DMC-GH3 focuses on multimedia professionals
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Framing up a shot can be undertaken using the 1.7 million dot OLED Live Viewfinder or free-angle (rotates 180 degrees to the side and tilts 270 degrees up and down) 3-inch, 614k dot OLED touch display
There's a new ergonomic grip and a new control layout places three dials on the front and back, together with various single-function buttons and a rear jog dial
The DMC-GH3 features a newly-developed 16.05-megapixel (17.3 x 13 mm) Live MOS Sensor and refined Venus Engine image processor with four CPUs for rapid image and video processing
With a standard ISO sensitivity range of 200 to 12800, which can be extended to 125 and 25600, the built-in flash is likely to see little use
Movie makers can record Full HD video in a choice of AVCHD, AVCHD Progressive, MP4 or MOV formats with the frame rate at 60p (NTSC), 30p (NTSC) or 24p, and up to a competition-trouncing 72 Mbps (ALL-Intra) or 50 Mbps (IPB) bit rate compression
Panasonic says that the camera's weather-sealed magnesium-alloy body should help it to withstand the extreme conditions of heavy field use
Panasonic has announced the videographer-friendly LUMIX DMC-GH3 mirrorless compact camera
There's a built-in stereo microphone with wind-cut feature, and an external microphone can be plugged into the 3.5 mm audio in jack (such as this stereo shotgun microphone)
Article Summary
Two years after unveiling the LUMIX DMC-GH2 at Photokina 2010, Panasonic has pulled back the curtains on its new flagship digital single lens mirrorless camera. As you might expect, given the elapsed time since the release of the GH2, the new LUMIX DMC-GH3 offers significant improvements over its predecessor. These include an upgraded sensor and new image processor, 60p video capture and a maximum bit rate of 72 Mbps, a weather-sealed body, plus an OLED viewfinder and rear panel double act.
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