Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2A
Product Description from Panasonic:
The LUMIX G2 is the world's first interchangable lens system camera with touch-control shooting. Just touch the LCD to indicate the subject, and the LUMIX G2 focuses on it instantly. Choose from four AF modes to match the conditions. You can also operate the auto focus and shutter release at the same time with just a touch, for a completely new way to shoot.
Features
- 12.1 Megapixel
- Interchangable Lens
- Touch 3.0-Inch Free Angle LCD
- One-touch AVCHD Lite Movie Recoding
- 1.44mil-dot equivalent Super High Resolution
- Live View Finder with eye sensor
Technical Specifications
Camera Type | Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera |
Camera Effective Pixels | 12.1 Mega Pixels |
Image Sensor | Type:Live MOS Sensor Total pixels:13.1 Megapixels Color filter:Primary color filter |
Image Sensor Size | 17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio) |
Dust Reduction System | Supersonic wave filter |
Mount | Micro Four Thirds mount |
Focus | Type: Contrast AF system / Focus mode:AFS/AFC/MF AF mode:Face detection/AF Tracking/23-area-focusing/1-area-focusing /Touch(1area-focusing in Face detection/AF Tracking/Multi-area-focusing/1area-focusing) |
AF detective range | EV 0-18 (F3.5 lens, ISO 100) |
Focus Others | Touch shutter, Pre AF (Quick AF/Continuous AF), Touch MF Assist (5x, 10x) |
AF/AE Lock | AF/AE LOCK button or Shutter button halfway pressed in AFs mode |
AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
ISO Sensitivity | Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / Intelligent ISO |
White Balance | Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/Flash/White Set 1,2/Color temperature setting |
White Balance Adjustment | Blue/Amber Bias Magenta/Green Bias |
Color Temperature Setting | 2500-10000K in 100K |
White Balance Bracket | 3 exposures in blue/amber axis or in magenta/green axis |
Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Step, ± 3 EV |
Auto Bracketing (AE) | 3,5,7 frame, in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Step, ±2 EV |
Light Metering System | 144-zone multi-pattern sensing system |
Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot |
Metering Range | EV 0-18 (F2.0 lens, ISO 100) |
Still Image Scene Mode | Portrait(Normal/SoftSkin/Out-Indoor/Creative)/Scenery(Norm./Nature/Arch./Creative)/Sports(Norm./Out-Indoor/Creative)/Closeup(Flower/Food/Object/Creative)/NightPort.(NightPort./NightScene./Illum./Creative)/SCN(Sunset/Party/Baby1/2/Pet/Periph.Defocus) |
Movie Scene Mode | Portrait (Normal/Soft Skin) / Scenery (Normal/Nature/Architecture/Creative) / Sports (Normal/Outdoor/Indoor/Creative) / Close-up (Flower/Food/Objects/Creative) / Low-light / SCN (Sunset/Party/Portrait) |
Movie Scene Mode Note | (Activated by selecting Still Image SCN mode then pressing Motion picture Button. Still Image SCN mode without corresponding Movie SCN mode is recorded in Normal mode or other related mode.) |
Shutter Speed/Shutter System | Type:Focal-plane shutter Shutter speed:Still Images: 1/4000 ~ 60 and Bulb (up to approx. 4minutes) |
Self Timer | 2 seconds / 10 seconds / 10 seconds / 3 images |
Recording Format | Still Image: JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.21), RAW, DPOF compatible Still Image with Audio: JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.21) + QuickTime Motion Image: AVCHD Lite / QuickTime Motion JPEG |
Image Quality | RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard |
Color Space | sRGB, Adobe RGB |
4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 4000 x 3000(L), 2816 x 2112(M), 2048 x 1536(S) |
3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 4000 x 2672(L) / 2816 x 1880 (M) / 2048 x 1360 (S) |
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 4000 x 2248 (L) / 2816 x 1584 (M) / 1920 x 1080 (S) |
1:1 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 2992 x 2992(L), 2112 x 2112(M), 1504 x 1504(S) |
Motion Picture Recording 4:3 | VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG) QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) |
Motion Picture Recording 16:9 | WVGA: 848 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) |
Motion Picture Recording HD Movie | 1280x720 pixels 30fps (Motion JPEG) |
Motion Image (AVCHD Lite) | NTSC: [HD] 1280 x 720, 60p (sensor output is 30fps)(SH: 17Mbps, H: 13Mbps, L: 9Mbps |
Aspect Ratio | 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1 |
Title Edit | Yes |
Text Stamp/Date Stamp | Yes |
Protection/Erase | Protection: Single / Multi or Cancel Erase: Single / Multi / All / Except FAVORITE |
Viewfinder | Live View Finder(1,440,000 dots equiv) Magnification: Approx. 1.4x/0.7x(35mm film camera equiv) w/50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1 Field of view: approx. 100% Eye point: approx. 17.5mm Diopiter Adjust: -4.0 ~ +4.0 [m-1] |
Auto eye sensor | Yes |
LCD Monitor | Type:Low temperature Polycrystalline TFT LCD with Touch panel Monitor size:Free-angle 3.0inch / 3:2 Aspect / Wide viewing angle Pixels:460K dots Field of view:Approx.100% Monitor Adjust.:Brightness(7 levels),Color (7 levels) |
LCD mode | Off / Auto Power LCD / Power LCD |
Live View | DigitalZoom: 2x,4x ExtraOpticalZoom:Max.2x(Not effective with L size recording. Mag. ratio depends on the record. pixels and aspect ratio.) Motion image: 3.1x(SH/H/L-AVCHD Lite and HD/WVGA in MotionJPEG),4.2x(VGA/QVGA in MotionJPEG) |
Live View: Other Functions | Guide Lines (3 patterns)/Real-time Histogram |
Film Mode | Color: Standard / Dynamic / Nature / Smooth / Nostalgic / Vibrant Black and white: Standard / Dynamic / Smooth Others: My Film1 / My Film2 / Multi Film |
Playback Mode | Normal playback 30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x Max.) Slide show, Playback Mode (Normal/Picture/AVCHD Lite/Motion JPEG/Category/Favorite), Face recognition Edit |
OSD Language | English, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
Recording Media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
Microphone | Monaural, Wind-cut: Off / Low / Standard / High |
Speaker | Yes |
HDMI | miniHDMI TypeC Video: Auto / 1080i / 720p / 480p Audio: Stereo / Monaural |
Direct Print | PictBridge compatible (Print size, Layout, Date setting is selectable) |
Color | Blue |
Power | ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1250mAh) (Included) Battery Charger/AC Adapter (Input: 110-240V AC, DC Cable is required) |
Battery Life | CIPA Standard:Approx. 360 images (LCD), Approx. 390 images (LVF) with H-FS014042 Approx. 340 images (LCD), Approx. 370 images (LVF) with H-FS045200 |
Operating Humidity | 10% to 80% |
Operating Temperature | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
Built-in-Flash | Type:TTL Built-in-Flash, GN11 equivalent (ISO 100-m), Built-in Pop-up Flash mode:Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction,Slow Sync., Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Synchronization speed:Less than 1/160 second |
Flash Output Adjustment | 1/3EV Step ±2EV |
Flash Synchronization | 1st. Curtain Sync. , 2nd Curtain Sync. |
Hot shoe | TTL Auto with FL220/FL360/FL500(Optional) |
Included Software | PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 3.1 SE QuickTime™ USB Driver |
Standard Accessories | Battery Charger / AC Adaptor, Battery Pack, Body Cap,AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Shoulder Strap, Stylus pen, CD-ROM |
DPOF Print Setting/Set Production | Print Set, Protect |
Resize/Trim/Aspect Conv./Leveling | Yes / Yes / Yes / No |
Remote Control | Remote control with bulb function by DMW-RSL1 (Optional) |
Continuous recordable time (Motion images) | AVCHD Lite with picture quality set to [SH]: Approx. 180 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 160 min with H-FS045200 Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 180 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 160 min with H-FS045200 |
Actual recordable time (Motion images) | AVCHD Lite with picture quality set to [SH]: Approx. 100 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 90 min with H-FS045200 Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 100 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 90 min with H-FS045200 |
My Color Mode | (Still image & Movie)Expressive/Retro/Pure/Elegant/Monochrome/Dynamic Art/Silhouette/Custom(Color/Brightness/Saturation/ adjustable) |
Burst Speed | H: 3.2 frames/sec, M: 2.6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View) |
BURST SHOOTING: Number of recordable images | 7 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed) Unlimited consecutive shooting (when there are no RAW files) (depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression) |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 124 x 83.6 x 74mm / 4.88 x 3.29 x 2.91 in (excluding protrusions) |
Weight | Approx. 593g / 20.92 oz (SD card, Battery, 14-42mm lens included) Approx. 810g / 28.57 oz (SD card, Battery, 45-200mm lens included) Approx. 371g / 13.09 oz (Body only) |
Set Favorites / Rotate Image | Rotate, Rotate Display, Favorite |
Video Divide | Yes |
USB | USB 2.0 High Speed |
Audio video output | Monaural Type, NTSC |
Remote / External microphone input | ø2.5mm. stereo mini jack |