Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Digital Camera
June 29, 2010 | Digital Camera, Panasonic | 4 CommentsThere is no doubt now that the camera system mirrorless are here to stay, Samsung, Olympus and Sony all now go down the path blazed with Panasonic’s revolutionary Micro-G system, and safer to follow.
The original Lumix G1, the first unit of the system G-Micro is now over 18 months (where does the time go?), But Panasonic has not been resting on its laurels. He recently launched two new models like the second generation of Micro-G cameras, the Lumix G2 which I reviewed last month, and the camera I’m looking for today, the G10 new Lumix.
The G10 is the new entry-level range. His team-mate of the G2, with an area of high-resolution viewfinder sequential, articulated monitor and HD video is currently selling for around £ 550, while models of the first generation of 1080p HD video with GH1 is sold at about 900 pounds and is compact GF1 around £ 650. The G10 is currently priced at around £ 450 as a kit with the new 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 standard zoom, which sounds very reasonable until you discover that the G1 original is still available with a kit 14-45mm lens around £ 440. However, the price is not the main selling point of the series G-Micro, in fact, you can get a good DSLR APS-C to about 100 pounds less than the price of the G10.
More worrying for Panasonic is increasing competition from other brands, especially the very impressive Samsung NX10, selling for around £ 470 but equipped with a sensor full format 14.6MP CMOS APS-C and 7.5 inches AMOLED. Sony has also launched the NEX-3, which also has an APS-firms and is crucial 14.2MP much smaller and lighter than even the GF1, for 450 pounds with a 16mm objective. Olympus Panasonic development partners have the elegant Pen E-P1 available for around £ 380. Faced with increasing competition is Panasonic’s new model starting price too high? [via trustedreviews]
