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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Micro Four Thirds System |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Micro Four Thirds System mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 17.3 mm × 13 mm Live MOS |
| Maximum resolution | 4000×3000 (12.0 megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO 100–3200 |
| Storage media | SD, SDHC |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Automatic or Manual Face detection / AF Tracking / 23-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in pop up, TTL, GN 11 equivalent (ISO100 · m) |
| Flash bracketing | ±3.0 EV in ⅓ EV steps |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speed range | 60–1/4000 sec |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | EVF color display, 100% field of view, 0.7x (35mm equiv), 1.4x magnification, with 1,440K dots equivalent; LCD or articulated multi-angle 3-inch (76 mm) inch color LCD (460,000 dots equivalent) |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | custom modes |
| General | |
| Battery | Li-Ion 7.2 V, 1250 mAh |
| Weight | body 385 g, with 14–45mm lens 638 g |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 was the first digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) adhering to the Micro Four Thirds system design standard. The G1 camera is similar to the larger Four Thirds system format DSLR cameras, but replaces the complex optical path needed for the optical viewfinder with an electronic viewfinder EVF displaying a live view image directly from the sensor. Eliminating the mirror box and optical viewfinder allows for smaller and lighter camera bodies, while the less complex optical path also allows for smaller, lighter lens designs.[1]
The DMC-G1 (also known as simply the "G1") was displayed for the first time at photokina 2008; it was available for sale in the United States and Europe in November 2008.