Panasonic announces two new Micro Four Thirds cameras
Panasonic today announced two new Micro Four Thirds cameras, the G2 and G10, Pocket-Lint says. According to the Japanese company, the G10 is the world's "lightest digital camera with interchangeable lens and a viewfinder". It carries a Micro Four Thirds sensor and packs a 12 megapixel image sensor. The camera will come with a LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. lens (35mm camera equivalent: 28-84mm).
Other features include Panasonic's iA (Intelligent Auto) mode that automatically detects the best options for the shot at hand. What's more interesting, the G10 is capable of 1280 x 720 HD video recording in Motion JPEG, QVGA, VGA and WVGA formats. The camera also has an electronic viewfinder, My Colour mode with art effects and 26 scene modes complete the package.
As for the G2, the camera carries a 3-inch moveable touchscreen display and other features borrowed from the G1 which is already available. It also has a very interesting feature, the AF Tracking, that allow users track the subject if it moves within the frame. Users will then be able to select the part and the size of AF area with the 1-area AF. The Multi-area AF sets a group of AF points according to the composition. While using the manual focus, users can enlarge a subject by touching it and then choosing to enlarge it by 1x, 5x or 10x and then smoothly moving the part by dragging it on the screen.
Both cameras sport a 12 megapixel sensor, 720p video recording capabilities. They will come with a 14-42mm kit lens as standard.
Source: Pocket-Lint
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