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lab * CAMerA TeST on a full-frame DSLR, is large enough to let you limit depth of fl eld while shooting video— impossible even with a reasonably priced HD camcorder. The GF1 doesn’t let you record at 1920x1080-pixel resolution the way the GH1 does, but the high-def 1280x720 footage we shot was quite good, with accurate-looking colors and no major image fi aws to speak of. File formats? You have a choice of Motion JPEG (better for extracting still frames) and AVCHD Lite, which compresses more heavily for smaller fl les and can be played back through the SD-card slot in Panasonic HDTVs and other devices that play the AVCHD format. Handling and controls Holding the GF1, it can be hard to remember that it’s not a regular compact. But dig into the controls and you’ll know you’re holding a powerful instrument. The Quick Menu, which you access via a dedicated button on the back, lets you scroll through most major settings as they’re displayed across the top of the same 3-inch 460,000-dot LCD you use to frame your images. About the only major setting you can’t change through the Quick Menu is the drive mode, controlled by a four-way switch next to the shutter button. As with Panasonic’s G1 and GH1 cameras, the command wheel on the back can be pressed to swap between aperture and shutter speed in manual mode, or exposure compensation and aperture or shutter speed in the aperture- or shutterpriority shooting modes. If you don’t like framing your shots in the LCD, Panasonic offers the optional 78 popular <strong>photo</strong>graphy january 2010 pANASONIC luMIx DMC-GF1 with the 20mm f/1.7 lens attached, the GF1 is so easy to bring along that it can fit in a jacket pocket— though street shooters would likely prefer a wider field of view than the full-frame equivalent of 40mm this lens provides. Built-in mono mic DMW-LVF1 electronic viewfl nder ($200, street) that mounts in the hot-shoe. It’s a better solution than the accessory fl nder for the Olympus E-P1. Without a data port near its hot-shoe, the E-P1 offers only a static optical fl nder for use with the 17mm lens, while this EVF gives you an accurately framed view with any lens you put on the camera. Lab and field testing In our tests in the Pop Photo Lab, the GF1 outresolved the E-P1 and essentially tied it in color accuracy, but yielded more noise at higher ISOs. The GF1 just barely stayed out of Unacceptable range at ISO 800, while the E-P1 scored better than that at ISO 1600. And the GF1 tops out at ISO 3200, while the E-P1 extends up to ISO 6400. Both are quite noisy at their respective top sensitivities, but the GF1, more so. “noise issues aside, the Gf1 was a pleasure to use.” www.storemags.com & www.fantamag.com test ResULts imaGE QualitY ISO 100–200 pOOr exCelleNT rEsolution ISO 100 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 pOOr exCelleNT color accuracY HIGH exCelleNT noisE AT ISO 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 uNACCepTABle exTreMelY lOW hiGhliGht/shaDow DEtail lOW exTreMelY HIGH contrast 2300 EXTREMELY HIGH EXTREMELY HIGH EXCELLENT 6.7 EXTREMELY LOW 1.1 VERY LOW 1.5 MODERATELY LOW 2.1 MODERATE 2.9 UNACCEPTABLE 5.9 UNACCEPTABLE 9.7 SLIGHTLY LOW HIGH 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 lOW exTreMelY HIGH Drive mode switch POPPHOTO.COM
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