The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 certainly looks, acts and behaves like one of those old-fashioned film based cameras that you used to see professionals and artists using to take fancy photographs. But it’s smaller. Way smaller! The big lens on the front seems to dwarf the rest of the camera. It’s like someone took one of those big, professional cameras and hit it with a shrink wray. So what’s the deal?

For decades, digital cameras (yes, they did exist a long time ago, it’s just that they were too expensive and bulky for you or I) used what’s called a “mirror box” to properly refract the light. These boxes work great and are proven technology, but they’re inherently large, and they force the camera to be designed in a certain way. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 doesn’t have that. It has what’s called a “Micro four-thirds system” which basically takes the mirror box and makes it nice and flat. This allows the camera to be smaller, more portable, and easier to repair if dropped (no mirror box to break).

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is a professional camera (with a professional price) that hasn’t sacrificed reliability and size in order to get really high-quality photos. It’s compatible with most Panasonic interchangeable lenses and comes with some really good ones to get you started. If you need to take really high-quality photos and you need a camera that can take really high-quality photos but is still portable, then the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 is the latest and greatest piece of hardware you just gotta try out!

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