$799.95
Estimated Ship date: June-July
DMC-G2A
NEW! 12.1 Megapixel Interchangeable Lens System Camera
•Touch 3.0-Inch Free Angle LCD
Intuitive operation such as AF/Shutter/Playback by touching the screen
•One-touch AVCHD Lite Movie Recoding
Records using AVCHD Lite to capture HD, 1280 x 720, 60p movies with movie button
•1.44mil-dot equivalent Super High Resolution
Live View Finder with eye sensor
Shoot the exact image the camera sees without switching the setting of the display
A Touch Is All It Takes: An Entirely New Kind of System Camera Shooting
Just Touch the Screen to Shoot
The LUMIX G2 is the world's first* 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 (listed below) 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.
*For an interchangeable lens system camera as of March 7, 2010.
AF Tracking
Touch the screen, and the LUMIX G2 locks on and automatically "tracks" the subject as it moves, adjusting the focus and exposure settings for best results.
Use Touch Operation in iA Mode
In iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, simply touch the subject on the LCD and the LUMIX G2 automatically selects the optimal scene mode.
Touch Operation Makes Manual Focusing Easier, Too
When you're in manual focus mode, touch an image on the LCD and the LUMIX G2 shows you a blown-up view of that image instantly. This makes it easier to check that you've got a sharp focus.
Adjust the Exposure Meter with a Touch
You can adjust the exposure compensation by sliding your finger on the aperture and shutter speed settings in the exposure meter shown on the LCD. The range in which appropriate exposure is not possible is shown in red, so you can intuitively grasp the corresponding aperture and shutter speed combinations.
Quick Menu for Instant Settings Just Touch the Screen
A touch is all it takes to make a variety of settings, including photo size, ISO sensitivity and white balance. You spend less time fiddling with the camera and more time getting great shots.
Touch-Operated Playback, Too
A variety of touch-control operations make playback quick, easy and more fun. For example, with Touch-Scroll Playback you simply slide your finger across the LCD to scroll through images. And with Touch-Zoom Playback, you can simply touch a part of the image to enlarge it to as much as 16x.
HD Movie with Superb Quality
Shooting an HD Movie Is Now as Easy as Pressing a Button
The hybrid LUMIX G2 lets you take both high quality photos and HD movies. You can shoot breathtaking HD (1280 720) movies in AVCHD Lite (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264). You can record for a longer time without running out of memory because AVCHD Lite stores less data than Motion JPEG while maintaining stunning image clarity and detail. A dedicated button on the top lets you instantly start recording movies while shooting photos, without having to make any extra settings.
AVCHD Lite" and "AVCHD Lite" logos are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.
Motion Picture P Mode: For Beautiful, Softly Focused Shots
Motion Picture P mode makes it extremely easy to shoot beautiful HD movies. You can freely set the degree of soft focusing in the background to capture rich, emotionally expressive HD movie images.
iA Mode: Beautiful HD Movies with Point-and-Shoot Ease
Select iA mode, and the LUMIX G2 automatically activates a host of advanced functions and technologies listed below that make it easy to capture beautiful HD movies
AF Tracking
The camera locks on the subject and follows it around, keeping it in sharp focus and properly exposed. It keeps tracking even if the subject turns to the side.
Intelligent Scene Selector
It senses the shooting conditions and selects the scene setting (Portrait, Scenery, Close-up, or Low Light) that will provide the best results.
Double Live View for Easy, Accurate Shooting
Use Full-Time Live View with Both the LCD and the Live View Finder
Full-time Live View works with both the LCD and the Live View Finder. This means that, no matter which way you shoot, you see before you shoot how adjusting the exposure compensation, white balance, aperture and even the shutter speed will affect the image. On the G2, both the LCD and the Live View Finder boast true Full-time Live View capability. The Live View Finder has large, approximately 1.4x (0.7x*) magnification and an approximate 100% field of view. This combines with 1,440,000-dot equivalent resolution to make it easy to get the exact image that you see through the lens.
*35mm camera equivalent.
3.0-Inch Free-Angle LCD with High 460,000-Dot Resolution
The large 3.0-inch LCD rotates 180° horizontally and 270° vertically, making it easy for you to capture dynamic shots from extreme angles without getting into an awkward position. And when the lighting around you changes, the LCD backlighting level automatically changes too, so you get comfortable, easy-on-the-eyes viewing at all times.
Photos and HD Movies with All the Beauty You Can Imagine
12.1-Megapixel Live MOS Sensor
Higher Image Quality, Lower Power Consumption The LUMIX G2's 4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor offers the best of both worlds the superior image quality of a CCD sensor, and the lower power consumption of a CMOS sensor. This sensor is also advantageous for photo and movie recording with its high S/N, thanks to an advanced circuit structure that is unaffected by the noise generated in each of the circuits. It results in clear images even when taken at high ISO sensitivity.
Capture Magnificent Shots with a Single Press of the iA Button
With the LUMIX G2 you're always ready for those sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities. Just press the dedicated iA button and aim the camera at your subject. The LUMIX G2 automatically determines the most suitable Scene mode and helps correct blurring, focus, and brightness problems to capture great photos.
