Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1K Review

Introduction:
The very first thing that one notices about the new Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1K is its high price range! Naturally, all the features are evaluated against the high price and are marked negative if they fail to compensate enough for the price range. With this notion in mind, we can say that Lumix DMC GH1K performance “satisfactory”.

It delivers good deal of image quality, however that doesn’t seem “too” impressive when compared to that of some mid range DSLRs available in the market. Lumix DMC GH1K operates quickly, but again the quickness goes faint when compared with some other comparatively cheap cameras. There are some great features of course, such as the excellent manual settings controls of images and videos, interchangeable lens etc, which are capable of attracting enough of your attention!

Details:
Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1K has got a solid and sturdy body design. This camera is primarily built for professional use and hence the sturdy design perfectly serves the need for ease of use in different environments. The overall weight of the camera is approx 16.23 oz which should be bearable in this specs range.

After talking about the external appearance of DMX GH1K, let’s have a look at its internal intelligence. The camera lens has a focal length of 28-280mm, which is supported by mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) feature. This ensures the camera yields excellent motion imagery as well as brilliant HD movies. It also features intelligent ISO control that helps prevent blurring caused by moving object during speed shoots. There are some other features that exhibit intelligence, such as Intelligent Exposure, Intelligent scene selector, Face detection, etc. Intelligent exposure takes care of brightness in the dark areas of an image. Intelligent scene selector chooses the most appropriate configuration as per the necessity of a current scenario. Face detection helps in shooting bright shots of faces by recognizing them in the images.

As state earlier, the new Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1K offers you with dozens of manual setting options for both image/video quality as well as operations in the camera. This is pleasing, especially to experts or entry level enthusiasts. However, if you don’t want to deal with the option matrix again and again, you can simply run the camera in semiautomatic mode, by setting the standard options.

Lumix DMC GH1K definitely costs higher! With the optional accessories, price of the camera varies between $ 1200-1500. This is way higher than the normal cameras, which can cost you just a couple of hundreds bucks. However, if you are really passionate enough to invest such a handsome amount for a camera, undoubtedly, Lumix GH1K has the potential to satisfy all your demands!

Bottom Line:
The new Panasonic Lumix DMC GH1K is almost a complete camera! It has got the capabilities and the precision of a modern age camera. It offers freedom to capture the exact image or video quality by setting the numerous controls, however some features perform little lesser as against the high price of the camera.

The overall rating for the camera is 4/5.