| Announced: | 17 Dec 2024 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 20.3Mp |
| Sensor Type: | 4/3 CMOS |
| ISO: | 200-25600 |
| Weight: | 530g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 130 x 94 x 77 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Electronic |
| Screen Type: | 3" Fully articulated |
| Video Resolutions: | 3840 x 2160 |

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The Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 is a mirrorless camera launched on 17/12/2024.
Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 58 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 weights 530 gr and spans 130 x 94 x 77 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 DC-G97 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 is below the category average in:
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:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 649.0 GBP and 699.0 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, Panasonic Lumix DC-G97 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
4/3
Sensor Dimensions
17.3 x 13.0 mm
Sensor Area
224.9 mm2
Sensor Resolution
20.3 Mp
Max Image Resolution
5184 x 3888
Max Native ISO
25600
Min Native ISO
200
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Number of Lenses
125
Focal Length Multiplier
2
Screen Type
Fully articulated
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
1840Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution
2360000.0
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.74x
Min Shutter Speed
60s
Max Shutter Speed
-
Continuous Shooting
fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
6.4
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
Auto Auto/Red-eye Reduction Forced On Forced On/Red-eye Reduction Slow Sync. Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction Forced Off
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
49
Number of Cross Focus Points
Video Resolutions
3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC
Max Video Resolution
3840x2160
Video Formats
MPEG-4 AVCHD
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
530g
Physical Dimensions
130 x 94 x 77 mm
Battery Life
290
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs x 3 shots)
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
SD SDHC SDXC card (UHS-II supported)
Storage Slots
1
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