Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Review

Lightweight, compact and yet a list of features that will fulfill all your wishes: Panasonic wants to secure a place on the Olympus of handy mirrorless system cameras with the Lumix. This has the Lumix GX7 a few helpful features with the luggage: an electronic viewfinder about who can be tilted vertically upwards.

Or a Wi-Fi connection for wireless image transmission and remote control of the camera. Also, the image sensor, Panasonic has überabeitet strong, that he rushes even less.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 – Ergonomics and Processing

The first contact with the Lumix GX7 evokes an involuntary, ” Is the broadly fall “. But a look at the technical data is quickly clear that this must be an optical illusion. Although the Lumix GX7 is a few millimeters wider and taller than a comparable Sony NEX6, but looks much bulkier.

It is responsible for this impression the lens with the unwieldy name G Vario 14-42/1 :3.5-5 .6 II ASPH Mega OIS, which our test camera was equipped with the Lumix GX7 is offered as a set. It has a very small diameter, and thus the camera can appear larger than it actually.

Equipped with this standard zoom pushes the Lumix GX7 about a pound on the scale. This makes it easy to carry even one hand, but on the other hand, is also pleasantly firmly in hand. A Neatly molded and non-slip textured handle wears his Rest to the fact that the Lumix GX7 can keep you safe – if necessary even with just one hand.

This is ultimately more important than a pretty design, especially our pure black test model sobriety. There are also Lumix GX7 in a variant in which the top and bottom are made of silver, which gives it a touch of retro look.

The controls Panasonic has concentrated right outside the housing. They are easy to reach with the thumb or index finger and are largely placed so that one hardly something unintentionally changed. Only slightly larger should be like the little push button.

But it can be overlooked because they are not used often anyway: The Lumix GX7 comes up with a touch-sensitive display that the camera can be controlled very easily. This screen dissolves with over a million pixels on fine and can be folded up and horizontally to Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 around 45 degrees down.

Touch controls, a good number of buttons and knobs as well as the practical Quick Menu contributed everyday in the main menu that rarely needs to be tried. If once but you find yourself in it along well. Panasonic has a model is divided into five main tabs, which are then each divided into more sub-tab. This structure prevents having to scroll through long lists of awkward – virtually any parameter can be called fast.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 – Features

Anyone who leafs through the main menu of Lumix GX7, looks fast, how extensive is the functionality of the camera. That might beginners and less-experienced photographer first put off – but do not worry: Panasonic has provided the Lumix GX7 with smart full automatics that virtually everything a decrease. Whoever wants to can override to control the depth of field in the ” Intelligent Auto ” exposure meter, white balance and shutter speed.

Whether the board flash is employed or not, but always decides the Author: The Lumix GX7 flash only when the small flash has previously unfolded manually. In addition to the fully automatic, the Lumix GX7 over 20 scene modes to choose from – which is maybe a bit too much of a good thing again. The situation is similar with the creative effects, here you have the choice between 22 options of ” Star Filter ” on ” Miniature Effect ” to ” Bleach Bypass “.

The flash itself is a very mature system of LumixGX7. Of course, it comes up with features such as slow sync or flash on the second curtain. Not self-evident is the very short flash synchronization speed of 1/320 s with the onboard flash and still short 1/250 sec with an external flash unit. Exemplary are the functions for controlling a wireless device system flash. Up to three groups may appeal to the Lumix GX7.

Each group can be individually configured. When flash exposure compensation the camera messes up something – they can be called only in the depths of the main menu and cannot be added to the Quick menu or can it be put to a function key. This is a shame, because (like so many cameras) when it thinks, the Lumix GX7 Fill in backlit situations too well and therefore the main subject will turn ugly out from the vicinity.

For our test, the Lumix GX7 with the standard zoom ” G Vario 14-42/1 :3.5-5 .6 II ASPH Mega OIS ” was provided, based on small image that covers a focal length range 28-84 mm. The appearance of the small zoom is a spectacular, barrel and bayonet are primarily made of plastic.

This saving measure comes after all the weight to be good, the lens pushes just a little more than 100 grams on the scale. In the technique, Panasonic has not saved: as nine elements in eight groups take care of the picture, two aspheric lenses are also formed. Furthermore, the lens is provided with an optical image stabilizer.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 – Image Quality

To the digitization of the image to do it on the Lumix GX7 an image sensor with 16 megapixels resolution. With only 25 percent of the area of ​​a small screen this film imager is integrated quite so high, which theoretically pulls disadvantages in signal-to-noise ratio and the input dynamics by itself. Panasonic wants this Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 disadvantages encounter among other things with a new design to allow for the larger photo diodes and special microlenses significantly higher light output.

Even at low ISO levels, the Lumix GX7 shines not just with an excellent signal to noise ratio, the critical limit of 35 dB is just below 3,200 but only at ISO way. ISO 3200 is the limit up to which the luminance is measured technically critical. But in practice, the luminance noise is no problem at even higher ISO levels, because the Lumix GX7 shines up to the maximum sensitivity of ISO 25,600 with a very fine grain.

Also, it has the most annoying color noise under control. Color noise can be suppressed effectively over the entire sensitivity range. Yet all is not gold that glitters in these readings: Already beyond the ISO 200 takes the texture sharpness continuously, initially only moderately beyond the ISO 800 then stronger. This is a clear indication that the noise reduction and vigorously engaged early into the action.

A finding that is confirmed when looking at the photographs: photos with ISO 1600 already seem much flatter and lose detail as such with the base sensitivity of ISO 200. In short, the noise reduction of Lumix GX7 exaggerates it to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 memory card slot and battery compartment defaults something. Fortunately, they can be configured individually. A noise reduction is also made possible with raw files.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 – Conclusion

A place on the Olympus of mirrorless system cameras Lumix GX7 has undoubtedly deserved. Their functionality is superb, also can customize the camera very far. A real highlight is the electronic viewfinder, which dissolves very fine, covering a wide color space and high subject contrast is again understandable.

Uniquely, the EVF can be swiveled upwards and is of good use for ground-level shots. Too bad that glasses do not come into the enjoyment of the great EVFs, this is too close to the exit pupil of the eye. The case of the Lumix GX7 is processed perfectly. The camera feels good in the hand and is easy to use the touch screen, and many soft keys operate. The camera also boasts a high burst rate and a lightning-fast autofocus.

If there is ever a cause for criticism, then most of the image quality. The rather small Micro Four Thirds sensor has minor problems with noise that combats the image processor too briskly. nevertheless, provides the LumixGX7 the way up to very high ISO 3200 really useful image results when you take away some of the gas in the noise reduction.

The price-optimized standard zoom is reflected also bravely, only the resolution should be better. Anyone looking for a compact system camera and would like to make any compromises, currently see few alternatives for Lumix GX7.

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