Panasonic GF2 Review

The Panasonic GF2 provides good functionality for the class, in a fairly small, comfy style with a sleek, usable touch-screen user interface execution.

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Although we still enjoy Panasonic’s GF line, there are many trade-offs to take into consideration before you decide to purchase the Panasonic GF2. It is raw-format images look good, but JPEG photographers searching for best-possible photo quality could get annoyed by image artifacts.

Even though plenty of photography enthusiasts will value it is relatively small but practical style and zippy performance though still not to use it shooting–there’s absolutely nothing special about it is function set, such as underpowered video catch.

There is a great deal to like concerning the Panasonic GF2 that the few, regrettably serious, flaws with the digital camera seem to loom as even bigger detractions. On the upside, it maintains much of the truly nice design features of the GF1, integrating a very smartly designed touch-screen interface, and enhances on that camera’s already zippy overall performance.

And when you shoot raw, the digital camera can produce some excellent images. It is affected with two severe flaws: the same poor JPEG processing engine that affects the LX5 and also the same tantrum-inducing failure to lock the focus area on the touch screen display as on the G2 and GH2.

Should you shoot raw, you will get good images up to ISO 800 and usable ones at ISO 1, 600 the dynamic range is so that you get with some cutting in the shadows, but nothing undesirable in a digital camera in this range of prices. However, I would not recommend shooting JPEGs greater than ISO 100 unless in bright sunshine, as well as then incomparable artifacts.

The GF2 uses a similar Venus FHD processing engine as the LX5, and although the images look much better, the JPEGs suffer from similar yellow splotches and over sharpening crunchiness. Interestingly, the GF1 posts greater noise outcomes than the GF2 up to ISO 800. You certainly improve JPEG results on macro photos and zoomed-in close-ups than you need to do in broad wide-angle or scenery shots.

The GF2 performs approximately just like the GF1, and is better than the rest of it is class in many respects. It requires about 0. 9 second to energy on, focus, and shoot. Focusing and shooting in very good light runs a great 0. 4 second, while in dim light it is a not-too-shabby 0. 7 second. You usually can shoot two sequential JPEG shots in just 0. 7 second, though that rises to 0. 9 second for raw and including flash recycling where possible times into the JPEG mix protrusions it to 1. 6 secs.

The broke rate of 2.8fps is simply OK, but you really do not want to use these digital cameras for constant shooting. This is not dSLR-like speed, but the focus is fast sufficient to shoot naturally moving subjects; shooting quickly or unpredictably moving ones still takes a digital slr with an optical viewfinder. And the dynamic monitoring auto focus system is pretty good better at locking and keeping focus than Olympus’ for capturing video.

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Bottom line
It is predecessor earned an Editors’ Choice, and far of what I loved about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 remains in the GF2. But I can not help but feel the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 has taken a step backward in photo quality in a few ways, specifically in light of the impressive quality of competitors like the E-PL2 and NEX-5. For people who shoot raw and do not mind these issues with the touch user interface, then the GF2 will probably provide a great shooting knowledge. For others, less.