This reconsider is actually proposed for parents, grandparents and non-pros who are looking for a camera that will advance the value of their photographs, without strapping a huge camera round their necks. This is a large camera for that.
Per the name, I'm not a pro or even an amateur photographer. I had a Lumix DMC-TZ3, which is very little and has a large-scale zooms. It worked well for images of our young children out-of-doors in brilliant light. However, the inside and reduced lightweight value was not as good as we wanted. Since numerous of these family photographs will be kept, kept, and archived for a long time, we were eager to spend some additional cash IF we could find a camera that would do it and that was befitting and very easy to use.
As an apart, we endeavored a twosome other issue and fire cameras (thanks to Costco's large come back policy) but, with some study, recognized that ever expanding mega-pixels and zoom were not going to help us. We required better lenses and larger / better sensors.
The key characteristics that were most significant to us in matching other cameras in this cost variety were:
1. Improved likeness value than our point-and-shoot cameras, particularly apprehending hardworking young children in low-light / inside lightweight conditions. (We are inclined to turn off the blink and use room lighting so as not to halt the children in their pathways, which wrecks the spontaneous instants we are endeavouring to capture.)
2. Able to take high value video clips when a photograph instant would be better apprehended with video and audio.
3. Small sufficient to convey in a pouch and hold handy on a little ledge in the kitchen in order that we'll really use it.
4. Easy to use self-acting backgrounds / good auto backgrounds, since we do not use the manual (professional) settings.
We contrasted the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 to the
Canon EOS Rebel T1i and the
Nikon D90. We directed out the Olympus EP1 (or
EP2?) early because it does not have an integrated flash. Yes, I understand I said we are inclined not to use it, but we do use it for "say cheese" portraits and a couple of other instances. Light generally appears to advance the value of our photographs, and having to convey and adhere a large-scale blink to the Olympus fallen it from our register early.
We examined the experiment photographs and photograph checks accessible for DMC-GF1,
T1i, and
D90 at [...]. We furthermore held them, turned dials, and shoved buttons at a localized camera store. We admired the hue, pitch, and clarity of the DMC-GF1 best as dispatched at dpreview. (I envisage this is subjective. We are not pros.) We highly ranked the much lesser dimensions and heaviness of the DMC-GF1, too. These were all large cameras by our measures, though. Any of them would have substantially advanced the photographs of our children. In the end, the GF1 was a clear victor for us.
Quality:
The DMC-GF1 has substantially expanded the value of our photographs, particularly the reduced lightweight (but high action) ones interior the house. We use the self-acting setting most of the time, but occasionally choose a view, for example portrait or (more likely) sports. It is prepared to take images nearly the instant it is turned on. It can take images rapidly with very little lag from the the time we press the button to the time the genuine photograph is captured. For those of you utilising issue and fire cameras, this will be a gigantic improvement.
Video:
Videos gaze large on our 52" screen. There is a little button on peak of this camera that is very easy to locate. It permits us directly take a video of the photograph shot we were endeavoring to take. Research displayed that the GF1's micro-four-thirds scheme permits it to better aim while taking video contrasted to the canon and Nikon because the 4/3's scheme does not have a reflector that has to be moved or administered with while filming.
Size:
We acquired the 20mm lens and are inclined to use it more than the bigger 14mm-45mm lens. The GF1 is not little and portable (by our standards) with the 14-56 lens, but it aligns into a large pouch with the 20mm lens attached. There is no zoom on the 20mm lens (except our feet), but the image value is so good that we can effortlessly crop photographs when essential utilizing iPhoto and still have large value for blown up printout, for example in family calendars...
Easy Automatic Settings:
The camera's self-acting backgrounds are doing what they are presumed to do: permitting us to arrest large instants by mechanically choosing good settings. I don't desire to untidy with it. Light still affairs, but photographs that our telephones and point-and-shoot cameras are incapable of catching or incapable of rendering without allotments of blurry disturbance gaze good. Yes, our children can still do things at high pace in the darkest bends, producing in loud, blurry images, but the while topics (kids) and backgrounds (house) have not altered, the number of hurl away shots of else large instants has plummeted. We depart the
camera on self-acting for most shots, but occasionally turn on the blink or choose a view from the very easy to use menu. (Turning on the blink is very very easy, just press the button on the back of the camera (right behind the flash) and it will burst up, prepared to do its thing).
It's not flawless for us, but it's great. Ideally, it would be even lesser, lower, with a mighty zoom, and would not ever overlook a shot. Still, we seem it was the best worth for our cash, and we have been very satisfied with the photos.
