Our Verdict
- 7.6 Travel Photography
- 7.8 Landscape Photography
- 7.2 Sport & Wildlife Photography
- 7.5 Vlogging
- 8.1 Studio Video
- 5.1 Action Video
Performance Usages
- 7.5 Raw Photo
Changelog
- Updated May 28, 2025: Review published.
- Updated Mar 20, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Mar 11, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Mar 03, 2025: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Feb 21, 2025: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Test Results
4.9
Design
Portability
Height
3.7" (9.4 cm)
Width
5.6" (14.2 cm)
Depth
3.0" (7.5 cm)
Volume
60.9 in³ (997.9 cm³)
Weight
1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
Design
Body
Body Type
SLR-Style
Water Resistance
Weather-Sealed
Mirrorless
Yes
Rugged
No
Hot Shoe
Yes
Customizable Button
Yes
Command Dial
3
Tripod Mount
Yes
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Built-In Flash
Yes
Fastest Shutter Speed
1/4,000 s
9.0
Design
Ergonomics & Comfort
Hand Grip: Small Hand
Yes
Hand Grip: Medium Hand
Yes
Hand Grip: Large Hand
Yes
Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand
No
Design
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type
Electronic
Advertised Coverage
100%
Advertised Resolution
2.36 million dots
Advertised Magnification
0.74
9.5
Design
Screen
Screen Articulation Type
Fully-Articulated
Screen Max Brightness
808 cd/m²
Advertised Resolution
1.84 million dots
Size
3.0" (7.5 cm)
Touchscreen
Yes
not tested
Design
Built-In Lens
Maximum Aperture
No built-in lens
Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent)
N/A
Minimum Focal Length
N/A
Maximum Focal Length
N/A
Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent)
N/A
Optical Image Stabilization
No
Luminance
N/A
Light Falloff
N/A
Design
Sensor
Sensor Type
CMOS
Advertised Effective Pixels
20.3 MP
Sensor Size
4/3 (MFT)
Processor
Unspecified
Extended ISO Minimum
100
Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO)
200
Native ISO Maximum
25,600
Tested Firmware
Ver.1.0
7.5
Design
Battery
Battery Type
Panasonic DMW-BLC12PP
USB Charging
Yes
Power Delivery While Recording
Yes
Advertised Battery Life In Photo
280 photos
Tested Battery Life In Video
109 min
6.6
Photo General
Photo Shooting Speed
Low Speed Continuous
2 fps
High Speed Continuous
9 fps
Silent Shooting Continuous
9 fps
Raw Buffer Size
36 Photos
JPEG Buffer Size
10,000 Photos
Buffer Empty Time
17 s
3.6
Photo General
Photo AF-C Tracking
Autofocus Tracking Shots
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
23%
Usable Focus Hit Rate
42%
9.5
Photo General
Photo AF-C Center Point
Autofocus Center Point Shots
Perfect Focus Hit Rate
93%
Usable Focus Hit Rate
100%
8.3
Photo General
Photo Image Stabilization
Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved
1/8 s
In-Body Image Stabilization
Yes
8.7
Photo Image Quality
Photo RAW Dynamic Range
Dynamic Range At Base ISO
11.1 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time
8.8 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time
7.3 f-stops
Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time
6.8 f-stops
7.0
Photo Image Quality
Photo RAW Sharpness
Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,514 LW/PH
Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO
1,526 LW/PH
6.7
Photo Image Quality
Photo RAW Noise
SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms)
33.0 dB
SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms)
29.5 dB
SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms)
24.6 dB
SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms)
18.6 dB
Video General
Video Features
Full HD Video
Yes
4k Video
Yes
6k Video
No
Clean HDMI Output
Yes
Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI
4:2:2
Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI
8 bits
Log Picture Profile
Yes
Recording Light
No
Video General
Video File Format And Compression
MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
Yes
MP4 H.265 / HEVC
No
MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
MOV H.265 / HEVC
No
AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC
No
All-I Compression
No
6.0
4k Video
4k Video Frame Rate
240 fps In 4k
No
120 fps In 4k
No
60 fps In 4k
No
30 fps In 4k
Yes, with a Crop
24 fps In 4k
Yes, with a Crop
4k Crop At Max Available fps
1.25 x
8.1
4k Video
4k Video Internal Recording
Bitrate Maximum In 4k
94 Mbps
Bitrate Minimum In 4k
94 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In 4k
4:2:0
Bit Depth In 4k
8 Bit
Record Time Limit In 4k
N/A
Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k
0
4.9
4k Video
4k Video Autofocus Performance
Object Tracking In 4k
2.0
Face Tracking In 4k
6.0
Face Detection In 4k
Yes
Eye Detection In 4k
Yes
9.2
Full HD Video
FHD Video Frame Rate
240 fps In FHD
No
120 fps In FHD
Yes, with a Crop
60 fps In FHD
Yes
30 fps In FHD
Yes
24 fps In FHD
Yes
FHD Crop At Max Available fps
1.6 x
8.0
Full HD Video
FHD Video Internal Recording
Bitrate Maximum In FHD
25 Mbps
Bitrate Minimum In FHD
21 Mbps
Chroma Sampling In FHD
4:2:0
Bit Depth In FHD
8 Bit
Record Time Limit in FHD
N/A
6.4
Full HD Video
FHD Video Autofocus Performance
Object Tracking In FHD
6.0
Face Tracking In FHD
5.5
Face Detection In FHD
Yes
Eye Detection In FHD
Yes
7.5
Video Image Quality
Video Dynamic Range
Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range
7.04 stops
Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range
9.33 stops
Background Floor Max Dynamic Range
12.02 stops
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