The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 ($799.99 with 14-42mm lens) is a premium camera wrapped in a plastic body and bundled with a starter zoom lens. If you can get past the plasticky feel, you'll find that the 16-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor does a fine job capturing images, and an even better one when...

4K video; Built-in EVF; Vari-angle touch LCD; Dual control dials; Speedy performance; 4K Photo and Post Focus modes; Built-in flash

Tracking focus slows burst rate; Not available as a body only; Plastic build

With the Panasonic G7, the company offers up a whole lot of camera at a really great price. Ostensibly a camera aimed at the family documentarian, the Lumix G7 is also a whole lot more than just a family camera, with great features like super-swift autofocus, a really great viewfinder and...

Compact and lightweight for a fully-featured interchangeable-lens camera; Really fast autofocus; Good all-around performance too; Generous buffer depth; Versatile tilt/swivel LCD and high-res viewfinder; Touch-screen controls; Very affordable pricetag

Out of the box, colors are muted by consumer standards; Warm white balance under incandescent light; Handgrip is a little shallow for those with larger hands; Wi-Fi is overly complex and has limited range

The Panasonic Lumix G7 is built around a 16 megapixels Four-Thirds CMOS sensor paired with a fast and powerful processor which lets it record 4K Ultra-HD video at 30 FPS or 1080p HD at 60 FPS.

Very low image noise; Superb detail retention; Nice image colors after tweaking; Instant shutter-lag with short blackout; Speedy autofocus; Extremely sensitive AF; Fast shot-to-shot speed; Large and sharp EVF; Calibratable LCD; Highly customizable

Frequent overexposure; Limited dynamic-range; Yellow color-cast in low light; Exposure-Priority only in Manual mode; Wrong Live-Histogram; Flex in LCD hinge; Pause after filming; Very slow to power-off

Our long-awaited full hands-on review of the Panasonic Lumix G7 is finally here. Compact and powerful, the G7 sports a 16-Megapixel Live MOS imaging sensor sitting behind their Micro Four-Thirds mount system.

iAuto and Program shooting modes are accurate and easy in all situations; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record; Outstanding image quality for both still images and video; Excellent performance; Mega O.I.S.

Lacks internal image stabilization that has been noticeably more effective that being built into the lenses; Higher ISO settings are way to noisy to be used; No NFC for quick connections to smartphones

Equivalent to twice the resolution of full HD video, 4K video (3840×2160 pixels) is mightily impressive when it's viewed up against full HD video (1920×1080 pixels) and if you're yet to see the true benefit of 4K it's well worth walking into your local television store to see for yourself the...

+ 4K video and 4K Photo modes; + Electronic shutter enables silent operation; + Twin control dials for independent aperture and shutter speed control; + Superb 2,36-million-dot electronic viewfinder

Operational speed in 4K Photo modes needs to be faster; Top plate; dials and buttons have a plasticky feel; Low resolution previews via EVF in 4K burst photo mode

A versatile, user-friendly little lens-swapper that'd make the ideal first system camera

An affordable way to record 4K; Fast autofocus; Strong low light performance

Plasticky body; 4K doesn't always look wonderful

The G7 has two superb cameras to compete with. The Canon EOS 750D is a true SLR that doesn't put a foot wrong and beats the G7 for image quality. The G7 is faster in continuous mode, though, its viewfinder is larger and it has more plentiful physical controls.

The G7 is packed with innovative features that make it a real alternative to a DSLR. Its high burst rate, flip-out screen and focus peaking features are all fantastic, and make the G7 a pleasure to shoot with. It feels light and portable yet is very robust, and its EVF performed well too.

I liked the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 a lot more than I expected. The G7 brings the company's midrange line of enthusiast and family-oriented interchangeable-lens models up to date with features like 4K/UHD (ultra high definition) video and the company's most recent autofocus and image-processing...

For the money; the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 delivers great photo and video; excellent performance and a broad feature set

It's another in a long line of Panasonic cameras with proprietary USB connectors and some people might find it too complicated

The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 camera replaces the two-year old G6 as the sixth generation model in its line and slots in just below the GH4 (which we reviewed in May 2014, with which it shares some important features although in a smaller and lighter body.