Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 prices and specs
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 was produced on Jul 16, 2015. For now the lowest price for the device is $780.00.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 belongs to the category of rangefinder style mirrorless cameras. It means that the device is not so big as DSLR cameras but nevertheless makes high quality photographs and has different kinds of shooting modes.
The device can shoot pictures at 20 megapixels highest resolution. But for better photo quality the more important specification is a sensor size. This camera has a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor. The camera with such sensor size is the best choice if you want to shoot pictures of a good quality but don't want to use big DSLR cameras. But if you want to shoot pictures of the best quality pay attention to Nikon D810.
The camera has max shutter speed of 1/8000 sec. This shutter speed is above average for cameras and is very good for shooting fast moving people. The camera has swiveling LCD that will let you to make pictures from any odd angle very simple. The camera produces high quality videos in Full HD resolution.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 is an interchangeable and uses Micro Four Thirds lens mount. If the scene needs special shooting conditions, you can change lens to a more suitable to get better photos.
Also this model has Wi-Fi which means that the Lumix DMC-GX8 owner can back up photos to a cloud service for example. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 battery life will be enough to make about 330 pictures.
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- Jul 16, 2015
- Rangefinder-style mirrorless
- 20 megapixels
- 5184 x 3888
- Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
- CMOS
- Venus Engine
- 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
- 4:3 (3712 x 2784, 2624 x 1968), 3:2 (5184 x 3456, 3712 x 2480, 2624 x 1752, 1824 x 1216), 16:9 (5184 x 2920, 3840 x 2160, 1824 x 1024), 1:1 (3888 x 3888, 1968 x 1968, 1712 x 1712)
- 22 megapixels
- Auto, 200-25600 (expands down to 100)
- 100
- 5
- Yes (4 slots)
- Sensor-shift
- Dual IS uses sensor and lens-shift (when available)
- RAW
- Fine, standard
- 60 sec
- 1/8000 sec
- 1/16000 sec
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- No
- Yes (via hot shoe)
- Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off
- 10.0 fps
- Yes
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
- Yes
- Fully articulated
- 3″
- 1,040,000
- Yes
- OLED
- Yes
- Electronic
- 100%
- 1.54×
- 2,360,000
- 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
- MPEG-4, AVCHD
- 100Mbps bit rate for 4k
- Stereo
- Mono
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Center
- Selective single-point
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- Touch
- Face Detection
- Live View
- Yes (2x-4x)
- Yes
- 49
- Micro Four Thirds
- 2×
- 487 g (1.07 lb / 17.18 oz)
- 133 x 78 x 63 mm (5.24 x 3.07 x 2.48″)
- Yes (Water and Dust resistant )
- Battery Pack
- Lithium-ion battery & charger
- 330
- SD/SDHC/SDXC card
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Yes (micro-HDMI)
- Yes
- No
- Built-In
- 802.11b/g/n with NFC
- Yes (wired and via smartphone)
- Yes
- Yes
- None
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