Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 14-140mm 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 10x optical zoom range to capture all sorts of subjects
• Perfect for travel with a compact and 265g lightweight design
• Power Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) minimises camera shake
• High-speed, silent AF from a stepping motor for stills and video recording
• Advanced optical construction incorporates aspherical and Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) elements
• Durable build with metal mount and multi-coated lens elements
• Compact 58mm thread

Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 14-140mm Lens Black Summary

The Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 14-140mm Lens Black combines a versatile all-in-one zoom lens with the updated G97 camera body, creating a travel-ready micro four-thirds setup for beginners and intermediate users. The lens offers a full-frame equivalent 28-280mm zoom range, which is ideal for a wide variety of photo and video subjects, while remaining lightweight for easy handheld content creation.

The lens perfectly complements the updated Panasonic Lumix camera, which features enhanced connectivity, improved usability, and upgraded capabilities such as enhanced Slow & Quick recording. Additional updates include a high-resolution Free-Angle LCD screen, Vertical Video recording, and a newly added REC frame indicator to ensure that the talent is always aware when recording is in progress.

This compact MFT camera supports 4K 30p video recording, along with a suite of computational photography features for dynamic photography. These include 4K Photo Mode, Post Focus, and Focus Stacking, ensuring stunning results from any scene.

Panasonic has introduced USB-C connectivity with power supply and charging, Bluetooth v5.0 for improved stability, and a dedicated image-sharing button to easily transfer photos to your smartphone on the go.

With up to 5 stops of hybrid O.I.S., the G97 can help you capture sharper stills and smoother HD video when recording handheld in low light. The powerful zoom lens further enhances this kit’s versatility, making it perfect for video, portraits, travel, and landscape photography.

Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 14-140mm Lens Black in More Detail

Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm F/3.5-5.6 ASPH Power O.I.S. Lens

The Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm F/3.5-5.6 ASPH Power O.I.S. Lens, which is included in this kit is a versatile all-in-one zoom with an extensive 10x zoom range. Its focal range is equivalent to 28-280mm in full-frame terms, enabling you to cover everything from landscapes to close-ups, and portraits to general photography. It’s also a great option for travel, street and video, where zoom range and versatility offer benefits.

Weighing just 265 grams, this compact and lightweight lens is ideal for long shooting sessions. The built-in Power Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) compensates for camera shake, helping you to capture sharp images even in low light, at longer focal lengths and when handholding. Stepping motor technology also delivers fast and silent autofocus, reinforcing this as a great choice for stills photography and video content creation.

An advanced optical construction includes aspherical and Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) elements to help reduce distortions and chromatic aberrations, with sharp, high-contrast results that show accurate colours. The zoom also includes a robust metal mount and multi-coated elements to reduce ghosting and flare.

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 Panasonic Lumix G97 Mirrorless Camera with 12-60mm Lens Black 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 Lumix G Vario 14-140mm F/3.5-5.6 ASPH Power O.I.S. Lens
• Lens Cap
• Lens Rear Cap
• Lens Hood

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