Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 12-60mm Lens Black

Key Features

Camera

• 20 Megapixel Micro Four Thirds (MFT) sensor
• Venus image processing engine
• 5-stop Dual I.S. 2 hybrid optical image stabilisation
• Contrast AF with Depth from Defocus (DFD)
• 4K 30p recording without limit and 12 stops DR using V-Log L
• 4x Full HD slow motion 120fps up to Max. 8x Quick Motion
• Vertical video recording and a REC frame indicator
• Bright free-angle monitor for selfies and a sharp EVF
• 4K photos, Post Focus and Focus Stacking image technology
• Expanded connectivity with USB-C, WiFi and Bluetooth v5.0

Lens

• Versatile zoom range, equivalent to 24-120mm on a full-frame camera
• Compact and lightweight weighing just 210g
• POWER Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) for sharper results
• Splash and dust-resistant construction
• 0.27x maximum magnification (0.54x - full-frame equivalent)
• Advanced optical design with aspherical and ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) elements
• Fast and silent autofocus driven by a stepping motor
• Ideal for video and stills
• Smooth aperture transitions for natural-looking bokeh and improved video recording
• 7 diaphragm blades
• 58mm filter thread

Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 12-60mm Lens Black Summary

Offering a full-frame equivalent zoom range of 24-120mm in a highly portable form, the Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 12-60mm Lens Black is an exceptionally compact and lightweight micro four-thirds kit for hybrid creators. The G97 body benefits from a series of enhancements and updates for improved connectivity, usability, and image quality, including upgraded Slow and Quick recording, Vertical Video mode, and a REC frame indicator to confirm when the camera is recording.

The LCD touchscreen has been upgraded to a higher resolution for clearer previews and is completely free-angle, ensuring seamless vlogging, selfies, and easy composition when shooting at awkward angles.

Panasonic has also introduced several other new features too, including USB-C power supply and charging, upgraded Bluetooth for greater stability, and a dedicated image-sharing button for transferring photos to your smartphone while on the go.

In addition to these features, the Panasonic camera offers up to 5-stops of hybrid O.I.S., ensuring sharper stills and HD video when recording handheld in low light. Users can capture high-quality 4K 30p video with the G97, and leverage computational features such as 4K Photo Mode, Post Focus, and Focus Stacking. The powerful zoom lens further enhances this kits’ versatility, making it ideal for anything from video, and portraits, to travel, and landscape photography.

Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 12-60mm Lens Black in More Detail

Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH

With an expansive 5x zoom range equivalent to 24-120mm on a full-frame camera, the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-60mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH lens offers exceptional versatility for all sorts of content. At just 210g, its compact and lightweight design makes this zoom lens an excellent all-in-one for travel, landscapes, portraits, and everyday shooting.

Built with POWER Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), the lens minimises camera shake, helping you to capture sharp and clear images even in low light or at longer focal lengths. Its splash and dust-resistant design also provides protection during outdoor adventures, making it a great choice for tougher environments.

The lens features a solid optical design with aspherical and ED elements, which help to reduce distortions, aberrations, and control flare while, maintaining good levels of sharpness and faithful colours. A stepping motor delivers fast and near-silent autofocus, ensuring that it can be used for both photography and video recording.

With smooth aperture transitions and the ability to create natural-looking bokeh, the Lumix G Vario 12-60mm is perfect for hybrid creators who want a combination of versatility and high-quality results.

Panasonic Lumix G97 Camera

20.3MP Digital Live MOS Sensor and Venus Engine

The combination of the Venus imaging engine and 20.3-megapixel CMOS Micro Four Thirds sensor ensures the G97 camera body delivers excellent image quality across various situations and lighting conditions. The omission of a low-pass filter enhances the camera’s ability to render fine details while minimising the effects of moiré.

This powerful pairing also provides high-speed performance, enabling up to 9 fps with AF-S and 6 fps with AF-C, ensuring the camera can keep up with fast-paced action.

5-Axis Image Stabilisation and Dual I.S. 2

When shooting handheld, users can achieve excellent sharpness thanks to Dual I.S. 2 stabilisation, which combines 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation with lens-based optical image stabilisation. This system compensates for up to five stops of camera shake, delivering sharper and clearer images. Note that Dual I.S. 2 requires a compatible MFT Lumix lens with O.I.S. such as the one included in this kit.

4K Video Recording and movie features

This generation MFT camera supports high-quality internal 4K video recording at 30p, 100Mbps (3840x2160), with 8-bit colour depth and 4:2:0 sampling. Slow motion can be captured at up to FHD 4x or a maximum of 8x when using Slow & Quick recording at 60p (1/2, 2x, 4x, or 8x).

For external video recording, audio recording, and advanced monitoring, the G97 body includes:

• 3.5mm mic/headphone jack
• 2.5mm jack
• microHDMI Type D / VIERA Link

With 4K 30p recording and no time limitations, a wide dynamic range with 12 stops V-Log L, support for vertical recording, and a newly added REC frame indicator, the G97 is a versatile and capable video camera for hybrid content creators at any level.

Stills photography features

Photographers benefit from computational features such asPost Focus and Focus Stacking,enabling high-quality images to be captured with ease across various situations. Additionally, 4K photo modes ensure you can seize the decisive moment and create engaging images in high-speed environments.

4K Photo capabilities include:

• Bursting at up to 30fps: Ideal for capturing the perfect moment in fast-paced scenarios.
• Pre-burst is a valuable feature for capturing sudden or erratic movements, such as birds taking flight, allowing users to choose from a sequence of images recorded before the shutter button is fully pressed.
• Burst mode enables video playback, where the shutter button can be used to mark a specific frame as an 8MP still image.

Contrast AF system

Panasonic’s 49-area DFD technology leverages depth prediction to deliver accurate autofocus with sharp results, incorporating Face/Eye Detection and subject tracking. The system performs well even in dim lighting, with AF sensitivity down to -4 EV, benefiting both still and video recording modes.

Updated body design and improved connectivity

An intuitive body design with upgraded capabilities caters to content creators who benefit from improved usability and the latest features. Alongside the bright 2,360k 0.74x OLED LVF is a newly upgraded 1,840k-dot Free-angle LCD for clearer composing and camera control.

This is joined by USB Type-C connectivity, with USB Power Supply and charging, as well as the addition of Bluetooth v5.0, which features more stable connectivity than the previous generation. Users also have Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz for and a dedicated Send Image (Smartphone) Button / In the Menu for image sharing.

At just 530g (with battery and memory card) the Lumix G97 remains extremely compact and lightweight for handheld use, as well as being portable for travel and run-and-gun content creation.

Huge lens selection for any content

The MFT system offers a high variety of lenses for every type of content creation, catering to any subject from vlogs and video to sports, action and wildlife. The range of MFT lenses spans versatile zooms such as the Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm F/2.8 ASPH Power O.I.S. Lens, which offers a full-frame equivalent 24-70mm zoom range, to lightweight primes like the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 9mm F/1.7 ASPH, which is perfect for anything from vlogging and video to landscapes.

Users can also purchase an alternative kit with the Lumix G97 Camera with 14-140mm, adding to the options for hitting the ground running with the MFT system.

What's in the Box

• Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera Body Black
• Battery Pack
• Shoulder Strap
• Body Cap
• Hot Shoe Cover
• Cover for the Battery Grip Connector
• Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH Power O.I.S. Lens
• Lens Cap
• Lens Rear Cap
• Lens Hood

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