Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
Announced: 17 Sep 2012
Sensor Resolution: 16Mp
Sensor Type: 4/3 CMOS
ISO: 200-12800
Weight: 550g
Physical Dimensions: 133 x 93 x 82 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen Type: 3" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
54
Overall Score
42
Image Quality
48
Speed Performance
78
Versatility
62
Comfort
Portrait

44

Portrait
Landscape

42

Landscape
Sport

52

Sport
Street

60

Street
Everyday

64

Everyday
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prospros

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
  • Thanks to burst mode, it's ideal for action photos
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • The fully articulated display allows you to manage the framing even in hard conditions
  • Thanks to the wireless connection, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 allows immediate picture sharing

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 and its rivals

Review compare Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Panasonic
Lumix DMC-GH3
54 44 42 52 60 64

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 is a mirrorless camera launched on 17/09/2012.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 54 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 weights 550 gr and spans 133 x 93 x 82 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Speed Performance - Score 48, ranks in the category best 43%.
  • Versatility - Score 78, ranks in the category best 33%.

On the contrary, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 62, ranks among the worst 21% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 68% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 42, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 45% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 64, ranks in the best 49% of its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

4/3

Sensor Dimensions

17.3 x 13.0 mm

Sensor Area

224.9 mm2

Sensor Resolution

16 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4608 x 3456

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

200

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Micro Four Thirds

Number of Lenses

90

Focal Length Multiplier

2

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fully articulated

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

614Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

yes

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Electronic

Viewfinder Resolution

1744000.0

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

0.67

Features

Min Shutter Speed

60s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

20fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

12.0

Max Flash Sync

1/160s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Slow Sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

71

DxO Color Depth

22.7

DxO Dynamic Range

12.4

DxO Low Light ISO

812

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

yes

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

23

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (60 50 30 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 50 30 25fps) 640 x 480 (30 25fps

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 AVCHD H.264

Microphone Port

yes

Headphone Port

yes

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Built-in

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

550g

Physical Dimensions

133 x 93 x 82 mm

Battery Life

540

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))

Timelapse Recording

yes

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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