The Panasonic Lumix G7 does not feel like a camera for beginners, though. You’ll want to check they haven’t been moved in your camera bag before starting any serious shooting.
As well as being made of plastic they don’t offer all that much feedback and are quite easy to turn accidentally. Where the construction might impact how you use the camera a bit is in the dials. This sort of construction isn’t uncommon in upper-entry-level cameras like this, but after checking out the similarly-priced magnesium alloy FujiFilm X-T10 recently it does seem unfortunately plasticky. It’s a mostly-plastic camera, including the top plate and control dials, giving it that cheaper vibe. What the Lumix G7 isn’t, though, is all that expensive-feeling. The rubberised grip snakes around from front to back, providing the friction we’re after. The same curvy design that makes the G-series design that bit bigger than some Micro Four-Thirds CSCs ensures the camera feels secure, and fits the hand nicely. What’s more important is handling, and for pure comfort and grip the Panasonic Lumix G7 is a winner. Still, it’ll look quite nice to some eyes. Of course, as it’s home to an OLED screen rather than an actual viewfinder mirror, it’s pretty much purely for show. The key part of this is the pentaprism-style mound on top of the Lumix G7 top plate, holding the viewfinder. However, this year’s design is a little more angular, bringing a hint of the retro DSLR flavour that inspired ranges like Olympus’s OM-D series. Panasonic doesn’t make the most style-obssesed compact system cameras, and the Panasonic Lumix G7 doesn’t change that. However, stills image quality is not dramatically improved over the last model if you’re a G6 owner looking to upgrade. You’re looking at £599 body-only for the G7, which is still hundreds of pounds cheaper than the Lumix GH4, if also around twice the current price of the trusty old Panasonic G6.įor the extra money you get improved performance, a new slightly more angular design and those 4K shooting abilities. That camera brought 4K video shooting to thousands, this one lowers the entry price a bit. The Panasonic Lumix G7 takes the classic G-series mid-range accessibility and bolts-on some of the higher-grade video skills of the Panasonic GH4.
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