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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Review
PUBLISHED: Sunday, November 16, 2008
We've been talking about it for months, but the wait is finally over: the jury is no longer out on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 Video Review
PUBLISHED: 11/7/2008  BY: David Rasnake
We'll be publishing our detailed review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 next week. In the meantime, we've launched our video review of this exciting new camera.
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Five Olympus lenses now Micro Four Thirds compatible
PUBLISHED: 10/29/2008  BY: David Rasnake
The list of lens options for the only Micro Four Thirds camera currently on the market, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, got a lot longer today.
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Panasonic announces U.S. pricing for Lumix G1
PUBLISHED: 10/18/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Panasonic has provided official pricing and retail release information for its latest interchangeable lens camera, the compact Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1.
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Head to Head: Nikon Coolpix P6000 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
PUBLISHED: 10/16/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Two of the most popular cameras of October, the Nikon Coolpix P6000 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, put the gloves on for our Head to Head comparison.
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Four Thirds partners team up to provide firmware updates
PUBLISHED: 10/15/2008  BY: David Rasnake
In an effort to iron out one of the big wrinkles in the Four Thirds partnership, Olympus, Panasonic, and Sigma have jointly announced today a new global system for updating Four Thirds lens firmware.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Review
PUBLISHED: 10/9/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Panasonic rolls out another long-zoom winner with the addition of the powerful, flexible, 18x zoom-equipped Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Review
PUBLISHED: 10/2/2008  BY: JerryJ
It's been a long time in coming, but we finally got our eager hands on a production Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. How did this interesting compact fare? Read on...
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 First Thoughts
PUBLISHED: 9/24/2008  BY: David Rasnake
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 was officially launched in Europe this week. We took the opportunity during the launch event to do some shooting with a pre-production G1.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 samples gallery posted
PUBLISHED: 9/22/2008  BY: David Rasnake
We've posted a small gallery of shots taken with a pre-production Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 at a press event in Germany over the weekend.
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Panasonic: New Micro Four Thirds lenses, HD movie capture in 2009
PUBLISHED: 9/21/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Panasonic held a pre-Photokina press conference today to officially launch the G1, but we were more interested in hints about what's next from the manufacturer.
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Round Up: Lumix G1 gets it right
PUBLISHED: 9/14/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Panasonic created a stir Friday, launching the Lumix G1 - first actual camera to make use of the recently unveiled Micro Four Thirds format.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 interchangeable lens camera unveiled
PUBLISHED: 9/12/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Panasonic has unveiled the Lumix G1, the "world's smallest" interchangeable lens digicam. DSLR image quality with point-and-shoot usability? We're listening...
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