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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only |
| Height | 8.36 cm |
| Width | 11.52 cm |
| Depth | 4.67 cm |
| Weight | 336 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Black |
| Digital Zoom | 2x |
| SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS |
| Total Pixels | 16,680,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) |
| PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Image Processor | Venus Engine FHD |
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| LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds |
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| FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 23 |
| Face Detection | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - LCD |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +4 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 2 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| ISO (Max) | 6400 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 144 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture |
| Special Effects | Vivid, Custom Effect, natural, monochrome, portrait, Scenery |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 60 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/160 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Display Format | 460,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control |
| FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 10.5 |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, AVCHD |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control |
| MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 4592 x 3448 JPEG 4576 x 3056 JPEG 4576 x 2576 JPEG 3232 x 2424 JPEG 3232 x 2160 JPEG 3232 x 1824 JPEG 2272 x 1704 JPEG 2272 x 1520 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1824 x 1368 JPEG 1824 x 1216 JPEG 1824 x 1024 JPEG 3424 x 3424 JPEG 2416 x 2416 JPEG 1712 x 1712 |
| Video Capture |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps MJPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Battery Type | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific |
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| Details | 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 mAh (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output Remote control |
| FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Object Detection, AF/AE tracking, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control |
| OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G3 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, pen stylus, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo Super Loiloscope, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.2 HD Edition |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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