NEW WAY Full-Time Live View Lets You Take It Easy

Full-time Live View shows you - before you shoot - how the settings change the photo

The G1's Full-time Live View is revolutionary. It lets you see in the LCD how adjusting the exposure, white balance, aperture and even the shutter speed will affect the photo. This kind of super-easy live view shooting has never before been possible with a digital SLR camera.

Live View Finder – an electronic viewfinder complete with Full-time Live View

Yo u ' v e n e v e r l o o k e d i n t o a viewfinder like this one . Developed by Panasonic for the G1, this high-performance electronic viewfinder boasts a Full-time Live View function that converts the optical viewfinder unit into a digital form. You ex p e r i e n ce a n e w leve l o f shooting convenience through the high-performance viewfinder that is simply not possible with optical viewfinders of the past.

Eye Sensor: Live View Finder switches on when you look into it

When you look into viewfinder, a sensor automatically turns the Live View Finder on and the LCD off. You enjoy smoother, easier shooting without having to switch the setting of the display.

Freely customizable information display

Customize the camera to fit your preference by changing the display style or switching to a full-screen display. The G1 also features the Quick Menu that's popular on LUMIX compact digital cameras, so you can make a variety of settings without taking your eye from the Live View Finder.

3.0-inch free-angle LCD with high 460,000-dot resolution

The large 3.0-inch LCD rotates 180º horizontally and 270º vertically, making it easy for you to capture

dynamic shots from extreme angles

270°

without getting into an awkward

position. And when the lighting

180°

around you changes, the LCD backlighting level automatically

changes too, so you get comfortable, easy-on-the-eyes viewing at all times.

Shoot any way you want to shoot. High angle, low angle, side angle – it's easy with the G1.

Shutter speed effect

In Preview mode, you can even see how adjusting the shutter speed settings will affect the photo.

Aperture effect

In Preview mode, you can display a preview of the image to check the depth of field before you shoot.

100% field of view with high resolution

The G1's Live View Finder has the large 1.4x (0.7x*) magnification and 100% field of view of the optical viewfinders on high-end digital SLR cameras. This, plus the 1,440,000-dot equivalent resolution, makes it easy to shoot the exact image the camera sees. *35 mm equivalent.

100% field of view

LCD monitor style

Viewfinder style

Full-screen display

Quick menu display

High angle shots over a crowd

Shots around obstacles or barriers,

 

where an ordinary viewfinder just

 

won't work

Tripod shots without having to

Low angle shots near ground level

crouch

 

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