Absolutely tiny for a system camera; Very affordable; Selfie-friendly screen;

Temperamental autofocus; Stripped back feature-wise; No NFC;

There is of course much, much more to all of these models than selfie shooting and even if you never point it in the direction of your own face, the Lumix GF7 has a lot to offer. It's one of the smallest compact system cameras on the market and is pretty pocketable when fitted with the 12-32mm kit...

Forward facing touch-screen; Self shot and Jump snap modes; Wifi with smartphone remote control; Compact and lightweight

Lacks an electronic viewfinder; No hot shoe; Poor battery life

Panasonic's new DMC-GF7 camera, which was announced at the end of January is the latest of the company's entry-level CSCs and a relatively minor upgrade to its predecessor. The primary benefits of the GF7 over the GF6 it replaces are the new shooting modes it offers for different types of...

Panasonic's GF7 combines two of the most popular camera trends worldwide: small cameras and selfies. While that might seem a little desperate, Panasonic isn't sacrificing much to accomplish those goals, pulling no punches in the performance department.

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Compact Size; Front-facing LCD screen; Good image quality

Not as solidly built as some competitors; Image review slow and innacurate

There's a fair amount of competition in this sector of the market, but perhaps the closest rivals are Panasonic's own GM5, the Sony A5100 and the Olympus PEN E-PL7.

Small body; Touch sensitive screen; Wi-Fi connectivity

No viewfinder or hotshoe

Panasonic's compact GF mirror less camera line has gradually settled into a comfortable position in the market providing mass market point-and-shot appeal while giving...

Familiar fantastic Panasonic image quality in a fun, light and easy-to use body with a tilting touchscreen and Wi-Fi.

The little Panasonic GF7 packs a lot of performance into a small, lightweight and easy to use package. It may be billed as an entry-level camera and comes in at an affordable, entry-level price, but the GF7 offers a lot of camera for the money.

Very good image quality for its size; Fast AF for its class; 10fps burst mode with electronic shutter; Lightweight, yet well-built, compact design; Great value for the money

Continuous AF is not reliable; Shallow buffer with RAW; Below average battery life; No EVF; Maximum mechanical shutter speed of only 1/500s

Features Handling Performance Verdict Specification The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 is the latest entry level mirrorless camera from Panasonic, and along with a redesigned body, features a 16 megapixel sensor, 3inch tilting touch screen and built in Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi built in - remote operation; Great image quality; Panoramic mode; New design with mode compact body; High resolution tilting touch-screen; Fast operation; focus; shot to shot; Access to a wide range of Micro Four Thirds lenses; Selfie features are quite good (surprisingly; Available with...

No flash hot-shoe; 230 shot battery life; Auto white balance performance could be better; Would be nice if Wi-Fi supported direct uploads; rather than going via Lumix logon