Introduction:

Panasonic DMC-G2 is being hailed as the first digital camera in the world to be equipped with an interchangeable lens along with a flip-flop LCD with touch-sensitive screen. The G2 takes pride in being a worthy successor to the path-breaking Lumix G1and offers support to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

Features:

Shoot movies of 1,280 x 720 resolutions in AVCHD Lite with Panasonic G2 just by the press of a button. Both in Film modes and My Color Mode you can shoot movies and use Touch AF function as well. If you like a particular scene you are shooting you can click the shutter and obtain a good quality still image to store in your album. Further, if you want to delete unwanted scenes in camera you can do so by using the Video divide function.  Make these videos more enjoyable by adding high quality audio with the Dolby Digital Creator and enjoy watching them on the large screen of a HDTV.

Pros:

• The DMC-G2 is equipped with a 3.0” LCD of 460k resolution that offers 100% view to the user. Thanks to the touch-screen technology, now you can take photos instantly simply by touching the screen. Drag and drop the photos, enjoy the playback with the simple touch of your fingers.
• Though the camera packs a powerful CCD image sensor of 12.1 megapixels resolution, care has been taken to save power while it is functioning.
• The bundled camera kit includes software, PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition that is attuned to Windows 7 and assists the user in storing the photos categorically. Upload your high quality videos to YouTube in a jiffy with the special YouTube uploader.

Cons:

• Unless the player is compatible with the AVCHD format you cannot play the movies shot in AVCHD Lite.
• The user might be bogged down by too many controls & features at first. It takes a good deal of time to get used to these controls before you take a decent shot with it.
• Be prepared for noise while shooting at higher ISO settings.

Pricing Range: Pay just $799 - $1000 to take this wonderful camera home. Available in Red, Black & Blue!

Final Verdict: The fact that the Panasonic DMC-G2 can be well-matched with all the Micro Four Thirds System lenses makes it one of the usable, much sought-after sophisticated cameras around. Bearing a strong resemblance to its predecessor G1 in both looks and features-wise, G2 definitely exhibits a much better and faster performance when compared to G1. A worthy camera meant for one and all!