Our quick take
Panasonic Lumix G5 - 4.0 / 5
Design
Performance
Image Quality
To recap
The G5 is the most hybrid-like mashup of a compact and DSLR-like camera that we’ve yet seen. There’s lots to like: image quality is decent, controls are never far away, the touchscreen LCD is responsive and power zoom lenses can now be controlled from the camera body. But image quality doesn’t take a giant leap forward, whereas the price does compared to the G3. We like the G5 a lot, and it sure does integrate the power zoom lenses more seamlessly into the system.
