Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2

Focal length: 24mm
Aperture: f/10
Shutter: 1/500
ISO: 100

Shot in Landscape mode with the kit lens at its widest setting. The film mode is Standard, with auto white balance and multi-spot metering.

We’re impressed with the sharpness of the background trees and the small objects moving quickly in the water.

Focal length: 42mm
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/320
ISO: 100

Shot in Program mode at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA. The film mode is Standard with +1 saturation. We used center-weighted metering and auto white balance.

The greens of the foliage and algae really stand out, even in the shade. The plumage of the flamingos is more muted, partially due to the bright sunlight.

Focal length: 42mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/80
ISO: 250

Shot with the kit lens at maximum telephoto, also at the Stone Zoo. This is again Program mode, Standard film mode, +1 saturation, center-weighted metering, auto white balance.

The bump in saturation brings out the richness of the red and blue. Sharpness is, once again, very good in the fur, peeling paint, straw, and small text.

Focal length: 42mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/6
ISO: 400

Shot in a dark room, lit only by the candles. Standard film mode, Program mode, custom white balance, OIS mode 1.

The flame looks nice and there’s surprising detail in the side of the pot. The brie cheese on the right is visible, but details are soft and noisy.

Focal length: 31mm
Aperture: f/5.0
Shutter: 1/8
ISO: 400

This was shot in a room well-lit by fluorescent lighting. Manual white balance was used to accommodate the fluorescents. Program Mode, Standard film mode. OIS mode 2.

Skin tones look natural with the manual white balance and the detailing on stitches looks very sharp. There are some blown-out highlights on the reflective surface of the lace grommets.

Focal length: 37mm
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/320
ISO:100

We shot this sign with autumn decorations using each of the nine film modes, using automatic white balance and multiple metering. The standard mode image is on the left, and can be clicked to open a full-sized version in a separate window.

The dynamic and vibrant modes do add pop to the ribbons, but have an unfortunate effect on the greens (which are nicely rendered in nature mode). We’re not sure where washed-out nostalgic mode would be useful, but we really like the tone and grey values in the three black and white film modes.