Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is a mirrorless camera launched on 07/11/2011.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 ranks well below the category average, scoring 48 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 weights 336 gr and spans 115 x 84 x 47 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 42, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks among the worst 20% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 67, ranks among the worst 40% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 62, ranks among the worst 39% 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 - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 21% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 19% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 19% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 56, ranks 21% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 58, ranks 26% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 269.99 USD and 269.99 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 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.