Preparations under way
Exciting news! We have booked our first trip to Japan (thank you Aeroplan miles!) and to say I’m excited would be an understatement – now our trip isn’t for a while but I’m trying to think ahead. All my initial research has indicated to me that I really need to pack light. Anyone who knows me will know that I require a certain amount of stuff to feel comfortable so packing light is pretty hard for me and I love traveling with several cameras – film and digital.
One thing I’ve started researching is the micro four thirds systems – compact camera with interchangeable lenses. When I got my new point & shoot camera it was love! (Thanks to the guys at u2 Gigs who turned me onto this camera.) Now, recently I read a review about the Panasonic DMC-GF1 in Popular Photography which has turned my mind to picking up this camera – although it wasn’t a perfect review it did seem better suited for me than other examples of micro four thirds and given my experience with the ZS3 I’m hoping that a test will show I’m right.
My dream camera is a Leica – I love the compactness of the M series and it’s high res and low noise…anyway….
Here are the features of the GF1:
Features
- 12.1 Megapixel 4/3-type Live MOS sensor
- Full-time Live View (3.0-inch, 460,000-dot LCD)
- Venus Engine HD image processor
- Supersonic Dust Reduction System
- 23-area Contrast auto focus
- High-speed consecutive burst shooting
- Intelligent auto (iA) mode
- MEGA O.I.S. (Optical image stabilizer)*
- Auto focus tracking
- Intelligent ISO control with motion detection
- Face detection AF/AE
- Face recognition
- Intelligent scene selector
- Intelligent exposure
- Digital red-eye correction
- Automatic backlight compensation
Ok, well, that’s it for now…I’ve got cameras on my brain…also, wanting to pick up a Golden Half as my travel toy companion…but that’s for another day. Cheers!
Tags: camera, Panasonic, Panasonic DMC-GF1, Panasonic DMC-ZS3
