This is our standard studio scene comparison shot taken from exactly the same tripod position. Lighting: daylight simulation, >98% CRI. Crops are 100%. Ambient temperature was approximately 22°C (~72°F).
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Comparing this to a Sony A55 is like comparing a Jeep Wrangler to a Ford Expedition. The G3 is a whole different animal. No pancake lenses for the Sony. Those alone are reason to buy a G3. Small, light, excellent image quality, quiet. In short, the G3 is a great street camera and for those times when you don't want to be so conspicuous.
The G3 is a Wonder, small with all we need, superb image quality, it is an GF1 but with EVF, Panasonic Lumix is really doing fine, with the a complete and very good line of cameras and lenses
OK, just checked the size compared to the A55 and they are similar, except for the G3 being an inch slimmer. The lenses on the G3 will be smaller for a given focal and f-stop too. And it's about a $100 less expensive.
Although the Sony does have built-in image stabilization ...
Yes, comparison to the Sony would much more interesting.
What I don't get ... why not compare the G3 to the Sony A55? They are the same styling, and roughly the same size if I'm not mistaken, both with 16MP sensors and articulated screens.
The main difference being the fast as heck auto focus of the Sony and of course the Sony's larger sensor.
Seems the natural comparison to me, not to a big-honkin' Canon ...
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