Panasonic GF3 review

Small, classy and touchy-feely

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3
The GF3 is Panasonic's smallest, lightest G-series camera to date

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Sensor
17.3 x 13.0 mm Live MOS (CMOS) with 12.1 million effective pixels and 4:3 aspect ratio

Focal length conversion
2x

Memory
SD/SDHC/SDXC

Viewfinder
None, LCD only

Video
Motion JPEG: QVGA: 320 x 240 at 30fps, VGA: 640 x 480 at 30fps, HD: 1280 x 720 at 30fps
AVCHD (NTSC): Full HD 1920×1080 at 60i (sensor output is 30p) (FSH:17Mbps), HD 1280 x 720 at 60i (sensor output is 30p)(SH:17Mbps)
AVCHD (PAL): Full HD 1920×1080 at 50i (sensor output is 25p) (FSH:17Mbps), HD 1280 x 720 at 50i (sensor output is 25p)(SH:17Mbps)

ISO range
ISO 160-6400

Focusing
Face detection, AF Tracking, 23-area-focusing, 1-area-focusing, Pinpoint AF plus manual focusing, Quick AF, Continuous AF and Touch shutter

Max burst rate
3.8fps

Screen
3in 460,000 dot touch-sensitive LCD

Shutter speeds
1/4000-60sec, bulb

Weight
Approx. 264g including SD card, battery and body
Approx. 222g body only
Approx. 319g including SD card, battery, body and 14mm lens

Dimensions
107.7 x 67.1 x 32.5 mm (excluding protrusions)

Power supply
Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 940mAh) (supplied)