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The Lumix DMC-GH3 is Panasonic's largest and most enthusiast-friendly Micro Four Thirds camera yet, and features a weather-sealed (dust/splash proof) magnesium alloy body, include 6 fps shooting (or 4fps with live view) and five customizable function buttons. Video professionals will be pleased to see that the GH3 offers timecode-supported broadcast quality video capable of bit rates as high as 72Mbps.
The GH3 has a new (not multi-aspect) Live MOS sensor, three-core Venus 7 FHD processing engine and a new low pass filter. Panasonic claims improvements in high ISO shadow detail, color reproduction and white balance over its predecessor. The GH3 also offers in-camera HDR and multiple exposure image modes, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity.
| Body type | SLR-style mirrorless |
| Max resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
| Effective pixels | 16.1 megapixels |
| Sensor size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| ISO | Auto, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 |
| Lens mount | Micro 4/3 Lens Mount |
| Focal length mult. | 2× |
| Articulated LCD | Fully articulated |
| Screen size | 3″ |
| Screen dots | 614,000 |
| Min shutter speed | 60 sec |
| Max shutter speed | 1/4000 sec |
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| Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 550 g (1.21 lb / 19.40 oz) |
| Dimensions | 133 x 93 x 82 mm (5.24 x 3.66 x 3.23″) |
| GPS | None |
The GH3 offers the best video quality of any camera we've ever seen and does a pretty good job of making it available to a wide range of users. This footage is available without external recorders, making it ideal for in-the-field shooting as well as more formal rigged-up setups. It's also a pretty handy stills camera with plenty of external controls, making it an impressively flexible package, overall.
Good for: Anyone looking for top-quality video as well as stills.
Not so good for: As a solely stills camera there are better options, both in terms of size and quality.
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