Panasonic Lumix G90 Review

May 9, 2019 | Mark Goldstein |

Introduction
Ease of Use
Image Quality
Sample Images
Product Images
Rating & Conclusion
Main Rivals
Specifications
News
First Impressions
Hands On
Preview Images
Comment
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Introduction

The Panasonic Lumix G90 (also known as the Panasonic G95 and G91 in some territories) is a new mid-range mirrorless camera for enthusiast photographers and videographers.

The G90 features a 20.3 megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor with no low pass filter, the very latest Venus Engine processor, 4K video recording at frame rates of 30p/25p/24p, VLog L profile included at no extra charge, headphone and MIC sockets, 5-Axis Dual Image Stabilisation system, a 2,360K-dot OLED Live View Finder, and a 3-inch 1040K-dot Free-Angle touch screen OLED display.

Other highlights include a splash/dust proof magnesium body, 9fps continuous shooting, ISO 100-25,600, ultra-high speed AF of 0.07 sec with Eye AF, mechanical and silent electronic shutters, Eco Mode to extend the battery life from 290 to 900 shots, a Live View Composite mode for long exposures, in-camera USB battery charging and charging whilst in use, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

The Panasonic Lumix G90 is available in black, body-only (£899 / $899), or in a kit with the G Vario 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH lens (£1079 / $1079) or with the G Vario 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. POWER O.I.S. lens (£1259 / $1259). The Panasonic Lumix G90 is also compatible with the optional Battery Grip (DMW-BGG1) which doubles the battery life.

Ease of Use

Key Specifications

20.3 megapixels
5-Axis Dual IS, 5 stops
0.07s Auto-focusing, down to -4EV
2.36-million-dot, 0.39-inch OLED electronic viewfinder
Free-angle 3-inch touchscreen OLED monitor with 1.04-million-dot resolution
ISO 100-25600
6fps burst shooting with continuous AF/AE, 9fps without
4K video at up to 30p, 100Mbps
4:2.2 8-bit via HDMI, 4:2.0 8-bit to SD card
VLog L Profile included (no charge)
1080p video at 60fps
4x slow-motion video, 120fps at 1080/30p
New Live View Composite mode for long exposures
Headphone and MIC sockets
Rear scroll wheel
Dual control dials
Pop-up flash
Bluetooth and wi-fi connectivity
Single SD memory card slot
USB battery charging
Dust/splash resistant
290-shot battery life

The new Panasonic Lumix G90 is a little larger than the G80 model that it replaces in the extensive Lumix range, measuring 130.4 x 93.5 x 77.4 mm, and weighs about 28g more at 481g for the body only.

Once again styled very much like a DSLR camera that's been shrunk in the wash, the Panasonic Lumix G90 shares the same sculpted design as the previous G80. It squeezes a 3-inch fully rotating, free-angle OLED screen and an OLED electronic viewfinder into its small frame, yet is still more than comfortable enough for users with average-sized hands to operate.

Apart from the handgrip, rear thumbgrip and the right-hand side of the camera, which are all rubberised, the G90 has a slightly textured plastic finish. It's extremely well-built with a full die-cast magnesium body, metal lens mount and metal tripod socket that belies its relatively affordable price point. Even better, the G90 is both splash and dustproof thanks to seals on every joint, dial and button, just like its predecessor.

The G90 also employs the same Contrast Auto Focus system as used by the G80. As you'd expect, the G90's auto-focus system is just as fast, with a claimed speed of 0.07 second when used with certain lenses, thanks to a digital signal communication that runs at a maximum of 240fps. Panasonic have also incorporated their Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology which shortens the focusing time even further, although note that this only works with Panasonic Micro Four Thirds lenses, not third-party ones. In practice we noticed very little difference in speed between the G90 and a mid-range DSLR, and there were also very few occasions when the G90 failed to lock onto the subject.

The G90 additionally boasts a mode called Low Light AF which allows the camera to focus even in moonlight (down to -4EV) without needing to use the AF assist lamp, while the Starlight AF mode allows you to capture individual stars and constellations in the night sky. There are a wide range of AF modes on offer, including multiple-area AF with up to 23 focus areas, 1-area AF with a selectable focus area, Face Detection, and AF Tracking. The G90 also has a useful Quick AF function that begins focusing as soon as you point the camera, and it also offers the popular Focus Peaking function that outlines the in-focus subject in the MF and AF+MF modes.

Front of the Panasonic Lumix G90

On the front of the Panasonic Lumix G90 is a tiny focus-assist and self-timer indicator lamp, black lens release button, metal lens mount and a large rubberised hand-grip with a pronounced sculpted indent for your forefinger.

For the G90, Panasonic have retained the same image stabilisation system as used by the G80. This 5-axis Dual I.S. MK II system incorporates gyro-sensor technology to combine the 2-axis stabilisation from the lens (if it has OIS built-in) and 5-axis stabilisation from the camera body, resulting in compensation for up to 5-stops slower shutter speed.

On the left flank of the Lumix G90 (when viewed from behind) is a MIC socket for use with an external microphone, which has been repositioned so that the LCD screen can be flipped out to the side unobstructed. Underneath is a large rubber flap that houses the AV Out/Digital port, a port for the optional remote shutter release, an HDMI port for connecting the G90 to a HD television or monitor, and the new 3.5mm headphone socket, which is great news for keen videographers looking to improve their sound quality when recording.

On the right side of the G90 is the single SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot. On the bottom of the camera is a metal tripod socket, importantly in-line with the middle of the lens barrel, and the battery compartment. The G90 manages around 290 shots using the supplied 7.2V 1200mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery before needing to be recharged, about 10% shorter than the previous DMC-G80, but this can be boosted to around 900 shots when using the new Power Save Mode mode, some 100 shots more than the G80.

Located on top of the Panasonic Lumix G90 is the drive mode dial on the left which includes the single/burst mode/4K/bracketing/continuous shooting/timer options, an external flash hotshoe and built-in pop-up flash, complete with a manual sliding switch to open it on the side, twin stereo microphones, on/off switch, a handy one-touch movie record button.

The start-up time from turning the Lumix G90 on to being ready to take a photo is very impressive at less than 0.5 seconds. It takes about 1 second to store a JPEG image, allowing you to keep shooting as they are being recorded onto the memory card. Storing a single RAW image only takes around 1 second.

Front of the Panasonic Lumix G90

The Panasonic Lumix G90 has a good Burst mode which enables you to take 9 frames per second when using the mechanical shutter for more than 300 JPEG images at the highest image quality, or 45 RAW images. With AF Tracking turned on to capture moving subjects, the G90 can still shoot at 6fps at the full 20 megapixel resolution.

There's now a new row of dedicated White Balance, ISO buttons and Exposure Compensation buttons, just like on the flagship Lumix G9 camera, and a reasonably sized, tactile shutter button that's encircled by the first of two control dials. The second thumb operated control dial changes the aperture by default, but cleverly has a button at its centre that allows you toggle to the white balance and ISO speed - very handy.

Completing the Panasonic Lumix G90's top panel is a traditional shooting mode dial that lets you choose the different exposure modes. The usual selection of Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual are available for more experienced photographers, while beginner-friendly Scene modes are accessed via the SCN setting. Additionally there are 2 custom modes, marked C1 and C2, which allow you to configure six of your favourite settings and quickly access them.

The G90 has an extensive range range of Creative Controls, denoted by an artist's palette on the shooting mode dial, which offers a whopping 22 options. Some are more useful than others, and you do lose control of the exposure and other key settings when using the Creative Controls, whereas the 6 available Photo Styles still allow full control of the camera's settings and also work when shooting Raw files.

The Lumix G90 offers both AVCHD video capture and MP4, with the latter offering 4K recording at 3840x2160 pixels at 30p/25p/24p in the MP4 format for an unlimited amount of time. It can record in 4:2.2 8-bit quality to an external HDMI recorder or 4:2.0 8-bit to the UHS-II SD card. Full 1080p recording is also available up to 60fps, and there's up to 4x slow-motion recording too, again in Full HD quality but this time around at up to 120fps (although sound and continuous AF only work at 60fps).

Rear of the Panasonic Lumix G90

The VLog L profile is included with the G90, which is actually a paid upgrade for the much more expensive GH5 camera, and not available at all on the flagship Lumix G9. This provides a very flat profile with an impressive 12 stops of dynamic range that's perfect for grading in post-production.

The Panasonic Lumix G90 also gives you access to the same creative exposure P,A,S,M modes that are selectable when shooting stills. You can also use all the same Photo Style and Creative Control modes when shooting video, plus the ISO settings, white balance and AF tracking mode. The normal bugbear of exterior location shoots is also dealt with thanks to a wind cut option among the four screen's worth of menu settings that are available when using the dedicated Video shooting mode.

As this is a modern Lumix mirrorless camera, the G90 offers the usual array of Panasonic 4K shooting options for stills. There are three 4K Photo functions - 4K Burst Shooting, 4K Burst (Start/Stop) and 4K Pre-burst which all record continuous 8 megapixel stills at a 30fps shooting rate. 4K Burst allows you to continuously record 8 megapixel images at 30fps, 4K Pre-Burst does the same but for one second prior to and one second after pressing the shutter button in order, giving you 60 frames to choose from, and 4K Burst (S/S) allows you to playback your video, pause at the chosen moment, and use the shutter button to mark a chosen frame from the video and save it as a single 8 megapixel frame.

A brand new Auto Marking function automatically detects frames with changes to the image, while a Sequence Composition function has also been added for creating “stromotion” images by combining multiple images into one shot for a fun effect.

The Post Focus mode allows you to take a series of photos all with a different focus point, and then choose your preferred one after you've captured the shot. This can be more useful for some subjects than others, for example with macro it’s a great idea. Focus Stacking is new to the G90. This feature enables you to take multiple shots with different aperture values, then combine them into a single image and choose how much of the subject is in focus, again good news for macro photographers.

Top of the Panasonic Lumix G90

Live View Composite is a shooting mode which Olympus users have enjoyed many years. Now for the very first time it's making its debut on a Panasonic camera, giving you the ability to view a long exposure in real time on the rear OLED screen and the power to stop it when you think it's perfect. Simply set the camera to Manual mode and then rotate the shutter speed to "LC" to enable this new option.

The G90's Wi-Fi function (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n) lets you use your smartphone to change the key camera settings (focus setting, exposure compensation, ISO, WB and Photo Styles) and even fire the shutter button remotely (including interval video recordings), while the auto transfer function automatically backs up your photos onto a tablet. You can also use GPS data from your smartphone to record the shooting location onto your images. The Bluetooth option inherited from the Lumix G9 establishes a low-energy, permanent connection between the camera and a smart device for easier transfer of images.

The Panasonic Lumix G90 offers a time lapse function in which you can set the time interval and the number of images to take, plus a multi-exposure option that lets you combine up to four exposures in a single frame.

On the rear of the Lumix G90 is a 3 inch OLED screen which has 1040K-dots. The rotating, free-angle monitor, which is hinged on the left side of the camera (looking from the rear), can be rotated 180 degrees for side to side and flipped out and twisted through 270 degrees. You can use the screen as a waist-level viewfinder, holding the camera overhead, and even for turning the G90 on yourself for arm-length self-portraits. There's also the added benefit of folding the screen away against the camera body to protect it when stored in a camera bag, preventing it from becoming marked or scratched.

The G90 inherits the DMC-G80's intuitive touchscreen interface. The G90 has a feature called Touchpad AF which allows you to move the focus point area with your finger on the OLED monitor whilst you're looking through the EVF, which goes some way (but not all) towards mitigating the lack of a dedicated AF joystick, as seen on some rival models.

Swivelling LCD Screen

One other key touchscreen function is the ability to use the 1-area AF mode to focus on your main subject simply by touching it on the OLED monitor. If the subject then moves, the G90 cleverly follows it around the screen using the the AF tracking function. If the subject exits the frame entirely, simply recompose and tap it again to start focusing. Impressive stuff that makes focusing on off-center subjects fast and intuitive. It is a little too easy to accidentally press the screen and set the focus point to the wrong area for the current subject, but a simple tap in the middle of the monitor will center the AF point (or you can turn this feature off altogether).

The size of the AF point itself can also be changed via an interactive onscreen slider. If Face Detection is enabled, the 1-area AF point can be manually set to a person's eye to help ensure that the most important part of a portrait is in focus. If Multi-area AF rather than 1-area AF is enabled, then you can select a group of 4, 5 or 6 AF points from 9 different areas, again providing some manual control over what is traditionally a rather hit and miss affair.

When Intelligent Auto is switched on, the G90 changes the scene mode used when you touch the subject, for example selecting portrait mode if you touch a face and macro mode if you touch a close-up flower. If you prefer to manually focus rather than use the snappy AF, you can magnify any part of the subject by 1x, 5x or 10x by simply dragging the image around the screen. The final touchscreen ability from an image composition point of view is the ability to release the shutter, with a small icon on the right hand screen enabling this functionality, and then a single on-screen tap all that's required to take the picture.

All of the menu options can be changed via the touchscreen interface. You can also control image playback by touching the screen, with the ability to tap a thumbnail to see the full-size version, scroll through your images by dragging them from side to side, and magnifying them up to 16x.

The Panasonic Lumix G90 has the same electronic viewfinder as used on the previous G80 - an OLED Live View Finder with 2,360k dots. It has a large 1.4x (0.7x on 35mm equiv.) magnification, very high contrast at 10,000:1, a minimum time lag of less than 0.01 sec, and offers 100% field of view, resulting in a very usable display indeed. The EVF (and also the main OLED screen) operates at 60fps, twice the usual speed, which helps make it relatively flicker-free (although it is still slightly noticeable).

The Panasonic Lumix G90 In-hand

The G90 has a handy eye proximity sensor which detects when the camera is held up to your eye and automatically switches from the rear OLED screen to the EVF. You can also manually switch between the two via the LVF button (this button can also be usefully reconfigured to the Function3 button). As the EVF is reading the same signal from the image sensor as the rear OLED screen, it can also display similar information - for example, you can view and operate the G90's Quick Menu, giving quick access to all the key camera settings while it's held up to your eye.

The main downside of the G90's EVF system occurs indoors in low light, as it has to "gain-up" to produce a usable picture, resulting in a noticeably grainier picture. In all other situations, however, the electronic viewfinder on the G90 is the equal of and in many areas better than a DSLR's optical viewfinder, particularly those found on entry-level models which are typically dim and offer limited scene coverage.

Positioned to the right of the EVF are the Focusing switch and a very useful AF/AE Lock button. Below this is the Playback, and underneath that is a new scroll wheel with a Menu/Set button in the centre, which replaces the more traditional 4-way D-pad found on the G80 camera. Pressing left on the scroll wheel allows you to select the AF Point.

The main menu system on the G90 is straight-forward to use and is accessed by pressing the Menu/Set button in the middle of the navigation D-Pad. There are five main menus represented by large icons, Record, Motion Picture, Custom, Setup and Playback.

The Q.Menu/Fn2 button underneath the scroll wheel provides quick access to most of the camera's principal controls, including the photo style, flash, movie type, image size, image quality, auto-focus and metering options. Below is the Display button, which cycles through the various LCD views, including a useful level gauge for helping to keep your horizons straight.

That concludes our tour of the Lumix G90's design and features - now let's take a look at its image quality...

Image Quality

All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 20 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 8Mb.

The Panasonic G90 captured images of excellent quality. It produces noise-free images at ISO 100 to 3200, with limited noise starting to appear at ISO 6400. ISO 12800 exhibits quite visible noise and loss of fine detail, and the fastest setting of ISO 25600 is even noisier but still usable for small prints and web use. The night photograph was excellent, with the maximum shutter speed of 30 minutes allowing you to capture plenty of light.

Post Focus and Focus Stacking is a great feature inherited from the Lumix GH5 and G9 cameras. The Intelligent Resolution, Intelligent D-range and HDR modes are all effective features for capturing more detail in both the shadows and highlights, while the plethora of Creative Filters and Photo Styles allow you to quickly and easily customise the look of the camera's JPEG and Raw images respectively.

Noise

There are 9 ISO settings available on the Panasonic Lumix G90. Here are some 100% crops which show the noise levels for each ISO setting:

JPEG	RAW
ISO 100 (100% Crop)	ISO 100 (100% Crop)


ISO 200 (100% Crop)	ISO 200 (100% Crop)


ISO 400 (100% Crop)	ISO 400 (100% Crop)


ISO 800 (100% Crop)	ISO 800 (100% Crop)


ISO 1600 (100% Crop)	ISO 1600 (100% Crop)


ISO 3200 (100% Crop)	ISO 3200 (100% Crop)


ISO 6400 (100% Crop)	ISO 6400 (100% Crop)


ISO 12800 (100% Crop)	ISO 12800 (100% Crop)


ISO 25600 (100% Crop)	ISO 25600 (100% Crop)

File Quality

The Panasonic Lumix G90 has 2 different JPEG image quality settings available, with Fine being the highest quality option. Here are some 100% crops which show the quality of the various options, with the file size shown in brackets.

Fine (9.04Mb) (100% Crop)	Standard (4.11Mb) (100% Crop)


RAW (23.1Mb) (100% Crop)

Flash

The flash settings on the Panasonic Lumix G90 are Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction and Forced Flash Off. These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m.

And here are some portrait shots. As you can see, neither the Flash On setting or the Red-Eye Reduction option caused any amount of red-eye.

Night

The Panasonic Lumix G90's maximum shutter speed is 60 seconds and there's also a Bulb option for exposures up to 30 minutes long, which is excellent news if you're seriously interested in night photography. The shot below was taken using a shutter speed of 30 seconds at ISO 200. The G90 takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction, so for example at the 30 second setting the actual exposure takes 60 seconds.

Post Focus and Focus Stacking

Post Focus is a function that enables users to select the in-focus area after shooting simply by touching it on the LCD screen. The first three images show the effects of switching between the three memory cards.

The Post Focus Stacking function enables users to take multiple images of the same frame with different areas in focus, then combine all or selected focus areas into one image. The fourth image below shows the effect of merging the first three images into one stacked image.

Multiple Exposure

The Panasonic Lumix G90's Multiple Exposure mode combines two or three different pictures to create one composite image.

Photo Styles

The Panasonic Lumix G90 has eight preset Photo Styles, with Standard as the default setting. The contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction can be individually set for each picture style, and there is also a Custom style so that you can create your own look.

Filters

The Panasonic Lumix G90 has an extensive range of Creative Filters with 22 different options on offer.

Expressive	Retro


Old Days	High Key


Low Key	Sepia


Monochrome	Dynamic Monochrome


Rough Monochrome	Silky Monochrome


Impressive Art	High Dynamic


Cross Process	Toy Effect


Toy Pop	Bleach Bypass


Miniature Effect	Soft Focus


Fantasy	Star Filter


One Point Color	Sunshine

Sample Images

This is a selection of sample images from the Panasonic Lumix G90 camera, which were all taken using the 20 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4.5
Features	5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image quality	5
Value for money	4

TYPE		Type	Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera
		Recording media	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card (Compatible with UHS-I / UHS-II UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards.)
		Image sensor size	17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
		Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds mount
IMAGE SENSOR		Type	Live MOS Sensor
		Total pixels	21.77 megapixels
		Camera effective pixels	20.30 megapixels
		Color filter	Primary color filter
		Dust reduction system	Supersonic wave filter
IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM			Image sensor shift type (5-axis / 5.0-stop) Based on the CIPA standard [Yaw/Pitch direction: focusing distance f=60mm (35mm camera equivalent f=120mm), when H-FS12060 is used.] Dual I.S. (X.X-stop* Dual I.S. 2 compatible) *Based on the CIPA standard [Yaw/Pitch direction: focusing distance f=XXmm (35mm camera equivalent f=XXXmm), when H-XXXXXXX is used.]
RECORDING SYSTEM	Recording file format	Still image	JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.31), RAW
		4K PHOTO**	MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio format: AAC (2ch)) Extracted still images: JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.31)
		Motion picture	MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio format: AAC (2ch)) AVCHD Progressive, AVCHD (Audio format: Dolby Audio 2ch)
	File size (Pixels)	Still image	[4:3] 5184x3888(L) / 3712x2784(M) / 2624x1968(S) / 3328x2496(4K PHOTO) [3:2] 5184x3456(L) / 3712x2480(M) / 2624x1752(S) / 3504x2336(4K PHOTO) [16:9] 5184x2920(L) / 3840x2160(M) / 1920x1080(S) / 3840x2160(4K PHOTO) [1:1] 3888x3888(L) / 2784x2784(M) / 1968x1968(S) / 2880x2880(4K PHOTO)
		Motion picture MP4	[4K] 3840x2160 4K/30p: 100Mbps [4K] 3840x2160 4K/25p: 100Mbps [4K] 3840x2160 4K/24p: 100Mbps [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/60p: 28Mbps [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/50p: 28Mbps [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/30p: 20Mbps [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/25p: 20Mbps [HD] 1280x720 HD/30p: 10Mbps [HD] 1280x720 HD/25p: 10Mbps
		Motion picture AVCHD Progressive AVCHD**	[Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/50p: 28Mbps, 50p recording [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/50i: 17Mbps, 50i recording [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/25p: 24Mbps, 50i recording (sensor output is 25fps) [Full HD] 1920x1080 FHD/24p: 24Mbps, 24p recording
	High speed video** *When Creative Video Mode is selected.	MP4**	[Full HD] 1920x1080 30p, 20Mbps (Sensor output is 120fps / 100fps / 90fps / 75fps / 60fps / 50fps)
	Aspect ratio		4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
	Image quality		RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard
	Color space		sRGB, AdobeRGB
	Continuous recordable time (Motion picture)**		AVCHD [FHD/50p]: Approx. 100 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060 / H-FSA14140 AVCHD [FHD/50i]: Approx. 110 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060, Approx. 100 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FSA14140 MP4 [4K/30p, 4K/25p]: Approx. 90 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060 / H-FSA14140
	Actual recordable time (Motion picture)**		AVCHD [FHD/50p]: Approx. 50 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060 / H-FSA14140 AVCHD [FHD/50i]: Approx. 55 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060, Approx. 50 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FSA14140 MP4 [4K/30p, 4K/25p]: Approx. 45 min (rear monitor, LVF) with H-FS12060 / H-FSA14140
VIEWFINDER		Type	OLED Live View Finder
		Pixels	Approx. 2,360k dots
		Field of view / Magnification	Approx. 100% / Approx. 1.48x / 0.74x (35mm camera equivalent) with 50 mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1, when the aspect ratio is set to 3:2
		Eye point / Diopter adjustment	Approx. 20 mm at infinity; -1.0 m-1 / -4.0 - +4.0 (dpt)
		Eye sensor	Yes
REAR MONITOR		Type	OLED monitor with static touch control
		Monitor size	Free-angle, 7.66cm (3.0-inch), 3:2 aspect
		Pixels	Approx. 1,040k dots
		Field of view	Approx. 100%
FOCUS		Type	Contrast AF system
		DFD technology	Yes
		Focus mode	AFS (Single) / AFF (Flexible) / AFC (Continuous) / MF
		AF mode	Face/Eye Detection / Tracking / 49-Area / Custom Multi / 1-Area / Pinpoint (Full area touch is available) (Scalable AF frame size and flexible AF position)
		AF detective range	EV -4 - 18 (F1.4, ISO100 equivalent, AFS)
		Starlight AF	Yes
		AF assist lamp	Yes
		AF lock	Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
		Post Focus / Focus Stacking	Yes / Yes
		Others	AF Sensitivit, AF-ON, Shutter AF, Half Press Release, Focus/Shutter Priority, Quick AF, Continuous AF (during motion picture recording), Eye Sensor AF, AF+MF, MF Guide, MF Assist, Touch MF Assist, Focus Peaking, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch Pad AF, Touch Shutter, Focus Switching for Vert/Hor, Focus Ring Lock
EXPOSURE CONTROL		Light metering system	1728-zone multi-pattern sensing system
		Light metering mode	Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
		Metering range	EV 0 - 18 (F2.0 lens, ISO100 equivalent)
		Exposure mode	Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Exposure
		ISO sensitivity (Standard output sensitivity)	Still image: Auto / Intelligent ISO / 100 (Extended) / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 / 25600 (Changeable to 1/3 EV step) Creative Video Mode: Auto / 100 (Extended) / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 (Changeable to 1/3 EV step)
		Exposure compensation	1/3 EV step, ±5EV (±3 EV for motion picture)
		AE lock	Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
WHITE BALANCE		White balance	AWB / AWBc / AWBw / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4
		White balance adjustment	Blue/Amber bias, Magenta/Green bias
		Color temperature setting	2500-10000K in 100K
SHUTTER		Type	Focal-plane shutter
		Shutter speed	Still image: Bulb (Max. 30 minutes), 1/4,000 - 60 Electronic first curtain shutter: Bulb (Max. 30 minutes), 1/2,000 - 60 Electronic shutter: 1/16,000 - 1 Motion picture: 1/16,000 - 1/25
		Live View Composite	1/2 - 60
		Self timer	10sec, 3 images / 2sec / 10sec
		Remote control	Remote control by DMW-RS2 (sold separately)
		Silent mode / Shutter type	Yes / Yes (Auto / Mechanical / Electronic front curtain / Electronic)
BRACKET		AE bracket	3, 5, 7 images in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV step, max. ±3 EV, single/burst
		Aperture bracket	3, 5 or all positions in 1 EV step
		Focus bracket	1 to 999 images, focus steps can be set in 10 levels
		White balance bracket	3 images in blue/amber axis or in magenta/green axis, color temperature setting
PANORAMA SHOT			Yes (Standard / Wide)
BURST SHOOTING		Burst speed	[Mechanical shutter / Electronic first curtain shutter] AFS/MF: H: 9 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View) When H-FS12060 is used. AFF/AFC: H: 6 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View) When H-FS12060 is used. [Electronic shutter] AFS/MF: H: 9 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View) AFF/AFC: H: 6 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View)
BURST SHOOTING		Number of recordable images	More than 45 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed) More than 300 images (when there are no RAW files) (depending on memory card type, aspect, picture size and compression)
4K PHOTO**		Burst speed	30 frames/sec
4K PHOTO**		Exif information	Yes (Each JPEG image cropped out of the 4K burst file complies with EXIF.)
TIME LAPSE SHOT			Yes
STOP MOTION ANIMATION			Yes
FLASH		Flash type	TTL Built-in-Flash, GN9.0 equivalent (ISO200 ・m) / GN6.4 equivalent (ISO100 ・m) (Reference), Built-in Pop-up
		Flash mode	Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off　　　　　*For iA, iA+ only.
		Synchronization speed	Less than 1/200 second
		Flash output adjustment	1/3EV step ±3EV
		Flash synchronization	1st. Curtain Sync., 2nd Curtain Sync.
		Wireless control	Yes (When using DMW-FL200L / FL360L / FL580L (sold separately)), Wireless Channel: 1ch/2ch/3ch/4ch
LIVE VIEW		Digital zoom	2x, 4x
		Extra Tele Conversion	Still image: Max. 2x Motion picture: 2.7x (FHD), 4.0x (HD)
		Other functions	Level Gauge, Real-time Histogram, Guide Lines (3 patterns), Center Marker, Highlight display (Still image / motion picture), Zebra Pattern (Still image / motion picture)
DIRECTION DETECTION FUNCTION			Yes
FUNCTION BUTTON		REC	Wi-Fi / Q.MENU / Video Record / LVF/Monitor Switch / LVF/Monitor Disp. Style / AF/AE LOCK / AF-ON / Preview / One Push AE / Touch AE / Level Gauge / Focus Area Set / Zoom Control / 1 Shot "4K PHOTO" / Operation Lock / Focus Ring Lock / Dial Operation Switch / Photo Style / Filter Effect / Aspect Ratio / Picture Size / Quality / AFS/AFF / Metering Mode / Burst Rate / 4K PHOTO / Self Timer / Bracket / Highlight Shadow / i. Dynamic / i. Resolution / Min. Shtr Speed / HDR / Shutter Type / Flash Mode / Flash Adjust. / Wireless Flash Setup / Ex. Tele Conv. / Digital Zoom / Stabilizer / E-Stabilization (Video) / I.S. Lock (Video) / 4K Live Cropping / Snap Movie / Motion Pic. Set / Picture Mode in Rec. / Sound Rec Level Adj. / Sound Rec Level Disp. / Mic. Directivity Adjust / Silent Mode / Peaking / Histogram / Guide Line / Zebra Pattern / Monochrome Live View / Constant Preview / Live View Boost / Rec Area / Step Zoom / Zoom Speed / Exposure Comp. / Sensitivity / White Balance / AF Mode/MF / Rec/Playback Switch / Restore to Default
FUNCTION BUTTON		PLAY	Wi-Fi / LVF/Monitor Switch / Rec/Playback Switch / 4K PHOTO Play / Delete Single / Protect / Rating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / RAW Processing / 4K PHOTO Bulk Saving / Off / Restore to Default
PHOTO STYLE			Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / L. Monochrome / L. Monochrome D / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D / Cinelike V / V-LogL
FILTER			Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Rough Monochrome* / Silky Monochrome* / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Soft Focus* / Fantasy / Star Filter* / One Point Color / Sunshine* *For photos only.
PRINT		Direct print	PictBridge compatible
INTERFACE	USB		USB 2.0 Micro-B
	HDMI***	Monitor-through	4:2:2 8bit / 4:2:0 8bit
	HDMI***	Playback	microHDMI TypeD / VIERA Link Video: Auto / 4K / 1080p / 1080i / 720p / 576p Audio: Stereo
	Audio video output		No
	Remote input		φ2.5mm
	External microphone input		φ3.5mm Stereo/Lens Auto/Shotgun/Super Shotgun/Manual is selectable when attaching DMW-MS2 (sold separately).
	Headphone output		φ3.5mm
	Microphone		Stereo, Wind Noise Canceller: OFF / Low* / Standard / High *When attaching DMW-MS2 (sold separately).
	Speaker		Monaural
WIRELESS		Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz (1-11 ch), Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode
WIRELESS		Bluetooth	Bluetooth® v4.2 (Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE))
LANGUAGE		OSD language	Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
POWER		Battery	Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1200mAh, 8.7Wh) (Included) USB power supply, USB power charging
		Battery life (CIPA standard)	Approx. 290 images (rear monitor), 290 images (LVF), 1000 images (Power Save LVF mode) with H-FS1442A / H-FS12060 / H-FSA14140 Under the test conditions specified by Panasonic based on CIPA standard. When the time to get in the sleep mode is set to 1 sec.
		Battery grip	DMW-BGG1 (sold separately)
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT		Dimensions (W x H x D)	130.4 x 93.5 x 77.4 mm / 5.14 x 3.69 x 3.05 inch (excluding protrusions)
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT		Weight	Approx. 533g / 1.18 lb (SD card, Battery, Body) Approx. 481g / 1.06 lb (Body only) Approx. 743g / 1.64 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FS12060 lens included) Approx. 798g / 1.76 lb (SD card, Battery, H-FSA14140 lens included)
DUST AND SPLASH RESISTANT*			Yes. *Dust and Splash Resistant does not guarantee that damage will not occur if this camera is subjected to direct contact with dust and water.
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT		Operating temperature	0℃ to 40℃ (32°F to 104°F)
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT		Operating humidity	10%RH to 80％RH
STANDARD ACCESSORIES	Software	Playback / Editing	・ The software to edit and playback images on computer is not bundled with this camera. To do this, PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0AE is available for download at Panasonic website using computer connected to the Internet. https://panasonic.jp/support/software/photofun/download/d_pfs10ae.html (For Windows) ・ The software to process RAW file on computer is not bundled with this camera. To do this, SILKYPIX Developer Studio is available for download at Ichikawa Soft Laboratory's website using computer connected to the Internet. http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/p/ (For Windows / Mac)
STANDARD ACCESSORIES	Standard accessories		DC-G90 Kit / DC-G91 Kit Body Cap, Hot Shoe Cover, Battery Pack, Battery Charger (AC Adaptor, USB connection Cable included), USB Connection Cable, Shoulder Strap ・ Operating Instructions for advanced features is available for downloaded at Panasonic LUMIX Customer Support Site using PC, smartphone or tablet connected to the Internet.
NOTE			About motion picture recording / 4K PHOTO recording - Use a card with SD Speed Class with "Class 4" or higher when recording motion pictures in [AVCHD] or [MP4 (under 28Mbps)]. - Use an SD memory card with SD Speed Class with "UHS-I / UHS-II UHS Speed Class 3 (U3)" when recording motion pictures with [MP4] in [4K] [High Speed Video] or [4K PHOTO]. (SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.) - MP4 motion pictures with [MP4] in [4K]: - When using an SDHC memory card: You can continue recording without interruption even if the file size exceeds 4 GB, but the motion picture file will be divided and recorded/played back separately. - When using an SDXC memory card: You can continue recording without interruption even if the file size exceeds 96 GB or 3 hours 4 minutes in length, but the motion picture file will be divided and recorded/played back separately. - MP4 motion pictures with [MP4] in [FHD] [HD]: - You can continue recording without interruption even if the file size exceeds 4 GB or 30 minutes in length, but the motion picture file will be divided and recorded/played back separately. - When the ambient temperature is high or continuous recording is performed, the camera may stop the recording to protect itself. Wait until the camera cools down. * For [4K] video output, use an HDMI cable that has the HDMI logo on it, and that is described as"4K compatible".

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