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Introduction
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01.Physical Tour
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02.Color and Resolution
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03.Noise
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04.Speed and Timing
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05.Components
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06.Design / Layout
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07.Modes
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08.Control Options
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09.Image Parameters
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10.Connectivity / Extras
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11.Overall Impressions
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12.Conclusion
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13.Sample Photos
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14.Specs / Ratings
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15.Comments
Panasonic DMC-G1
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ComponentsSpeed/Timing
Timing is not only the secret of comedy, it's also the difference between catching a fleeting moment in pictures and cursing your !@#$% camera for taking so long to respond. Hence, our extensive testing of camera responsiveness. We shot using a 4-gigabyte SanDisk Extreme II SDHC card, to eliminate any memory bottlenecks in fulfilling our need for speed.
Your camera's off, and President Obama just walked out of the Dairy Queen in front of you. Can you power up and click the shutter fast enough to catch this magic moment before he disappears into the waiting limo? You stand a chance with the G1, which took about a second and a half from turn-on to shutter click, though we have seen significantly faster performance from other cameras (the Nikon D60, for example, takes less than half a second to accomplish the same task).
Shot-to-Shot (2.70)
If you shoot sports, lightning-fast small fry or other action scenes, the burst-mode ability to fire off a string of shots in quick succession is extraordinarily useful. Panasonic says you can shoot three JPEGs a second at top speed. Our testing came in a bit short of that, at 2.7 frames per second: a respectable performance, about the same as the Nikon D60, but both the Canon XSi and Olympus E-520 hit 3.3 frames per second.
Shutter-Shot (5.75)
The hesitation between the moment you press the shutter and the moment your photo is actually taken was far more of an issue with digital cameras a few years ago, but there is still a measurable performance difference from model to model. The G1 took a bit more than a third of a second from shutter to shot, and while that doesn't sound like much, it's the slowest performance among our comparison group.
Processing (6.21)
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