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Panasonic Lumix GF2 Review - A Compact Micro Four Thirds

By Alvin Soon - 2 Dec 2010

Image Performance

Image Performance

Generally, we found images from the GF2 to be good and an accurate gauge of Micro Four Thirds' (MFT) image quality in general. ISO sensitivity peaked out at around ISO1600, which seems to be a quality barrier that other MFT cameras haven't broken. Resolution is good, with clean detail in images.

Images are perfectly clear and clean up to ISO800, and details start to blur at ISO1600, which you can use in a pinch, but from ISO3200 image noise becomes noticeably visible. See the 100% crop of our test scene for examples.

Our full test scene.

A 100% crop of the above scene. Shot at ISO100. Click for the full image.

Shot at ISO200. Click for full image.

Shot at ISO400. The image is still quite clean and free from noise. Click for full image.

Shot at ISO800. Here's where image noise starts appearing and interfere with image detail, but we're still quite comfortable with this. Click for full image.

Shot at ISO1600. The details are starting to blur, but we'd still shoot at this setting in a cinch. Click for full image.

Shot at ISO3200. Here you see that image noise has really eaten into the details. Click for full image.

Shot at ISO6400. Let's not go here. Click for full image.

 

Colors are bright and punchy; sometimes a little too punchy but purists can always shoot in RAW.

 

The camera shoots a high 1800 x 1800LPH on our resolution chart.

 

Shooting with the 14mm pancake lens, we noticed some soft vignetting around the edges when shooting wide open.

Shot with the 14mm pancake lens at F/2.5.

Shot with the 14mm pancake lens at F/3.5.

Shot with the 14mm pancake lens at F/5.6.

Shot with the 14mm pancake lens at F/8.0.

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9.0
  • Performance 9
  • Design 9
  • Features 9
  • User-Friendliness 9.5
The Good
Smaller and lighter than the GF1
Convenient and usable touch-screen
Fast and accurate auto-focus
Smart Intelligent Auto mode
High resolution images
The Bad
Average ISO performance
Smaller capacity battery
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