| Panasonic has joined Olympus in offering a interchangeable-lens camera with the third Micro Four Thirds sensor. Compared the Olympus E-P1, they are very similar: Same 12.1 MP sensor, same 720p video and HDMI-out and same $900 kit price. But the main differences between this and the Olympus EP-1, a pop-up flash (Lumix GF1 with, the E-P1 has none, the E-P1's flash is a $200 attachment). The Lumix GF1($900) features include a 3" LCD with 460k dots(no optical viewfinder), image stabilization, face detection and HD video recording in 1280 x 720 and ISO of up to 3200. It includes a Lumix G 20mm f/1.7 aspherical lens. The GF1 will be available in October for $900. |
