News of Olympus’ exit doesn’t bode well for the Micro Four Thirds market, but there’s a clear advantage to sticking with it. For one, it helps to keep cameras small, and the G100 is super compact, weighing just 412g with its 12-32mm kit lens. It’s much smaller than the mighty Panasonic Lumix G9(opens in new tab), the top of the Lumix G series. At the heart of the G100 is a 20.3-megapixel Live MOS sensor that can record high-quality 4K/30p video. It can also record full HD video at up to 120 frames per second for dramatic slow-motion clips. For simplicity, Panasonic has placed all frame rate options, including up to 8x fast video modes, in the S&Q position of the camera’s mode dial. Time-lapse and stop-motion sequences can also be created in-camera with the Intervalometer settings. Perfect for creating dynamic B-roll footage. When paired with a compatible lens, the G100 is also equipped with a 5-axis hybrid image stabilizer. Hybrid image stabilization means that the camera uses a combination of optical image stabilization in certain lenses and electronic image stabilization in the camera. For 4K shooting, the G100 is limited to 4-axis stabilization. When the LCD screen is flipped forward to face the user, the camera automatically switches to video selfie mode. This increases the depth of field, keeping both the face and background in focus. We are pleased that the G100’s intelligent face detection and tracking algorithms can reliably identify and capture faces. At about half the size of the Lumix GH5, the G100 is one of the smallest interchangeable lens cameras with a full-motion LCD touchscreen currently available. At 3 inches, the camera’s 1.84m LCD touchscreen is just right. It’s bright and high-contrast, so it’s easy to see even in direct sunlight.
