Panasonic DMC-GH2: 16 megapixels and faster

Panasonic presents the successor to the NPC GH1 hybrid sensor Micro 4:3. The Panasonic DMC-GH2 has been updated as it becomes a beautiful 3D compatible, adopts a new viewfinder and the speed of its autofocus has been revised upwards.

Some will be quick to speak of «Super G» with this new camera hybrid. While the Panasonic DMC-GH2 adopts a similar appearance to that of his predecessor, GH1, you can not really be said of its list of specifications that has been revised upwards.

16 megapixel digital camera for a swifter

The first change, the Panasonic DMC-GH2 sensor integrates a 4:3 LiveMOS more generous with 18.31 megapixel effective resolution with native close to 16 megapixels (the GH1 had 12). The sensor is multi-aspects and can therefore handle 3:2 or 16:9 formats. The frame boasts 4:3 Micro parallel updating of Venus Engine (now presented in its three core FHD VI), which makes everything faster. Witness the burst mode, which climbs to 5 frames per second at full resolution and 40 fps in 3-megapixel resolution and autofocus, which is advertised as two times faster than before by the manufacturer. The autofocus works by detecting contrast and we can also benefit from continuous video mode. Note that the electronic viewfinder is also improved since going to 852 x 600 pixels at a magnification of 0.7 x.

Full HD 1080p video and 3D

The convergence of video / photo is even more palpable in this model that offers 1080p full HD resolution progressive at 24 frames per second for a maximum throughput of 23Mbps (50 fps in 1080i). The recordings will be made in the AVCHD format and will have stereo sound Dolby Stereo Creator. Still no headphone jack in hand. Side sensitivity, the Panasonic GH2 is no exception because the beach can climb up to 12,800 ISO. The GH2 will allow the 3D photograph, provided the purpose of acquiring 3D format with DFO. The rest of the NPC looks furiously GH1 (PSAM modes, 25 scene modes ...). Finally, the touch screen offers a rotating 3-inch diagonal 460,000 pixels, while an HDMI output and a memory card reader SD / SDHC / SDXC are provided.