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| sent on 14 Agosto 2021
Pros: Eclectic camera, it does everything and does it well. Ideal size, neither too large nor too small. Light, but well built. Excellent ergonomics and arrangement of buttons / controls. Operating speed. Last Menu inherited from G9. Built-in Flash.
Cons: Excessive cropping in 4K. DFD with some limitations. 'Old' rear LCD display. Automatic white balance for my taste not perfect, but easily calibrated. Battery discreet, but improvable. Price at launch too high.
Opinion: What can I say, I had both the G80 and the G9 and the G90 tries to place itself in the middle scopiazzando the little sister while maintaining weights and above all dimensions of the G80. As always happens in these cases in order not to make excessive competition to the excellent G9 in Panasonic they have deliberately castrated it. Compared to the latter, in fact, the AF has a few less options; sometimes not very precise, but I noticed that it depends a lot on the selected focus mode and also on the lens you use. In AF-S he rarely gets it wrong. Let's say that at the base of this speech there is always the fact that Panasonic insists on using the DFD and to date, despite being overall a good AF system, it is not the best that the market offers. Compared to the G80 they have improved the keys (especially some, the most used ones) that are now not flush with the body and therefore feel more easily to the touch. One refinement I appreciated is the choice of three different keys for WB/ISO/Exposure Compensation... they are in fact one raised and convex, one with two small protuberances, one smooth plate; in this way only by touching them you will understand where you are acting. One/two buttons I would have put them in a different position, but they are personal tastes. A criticism that I would like to make to Panasonic is to continue to use LCD panels now dated ... the EVF still does its homework, it is a fairly large discrete unit that allows you to photograph without any particular problems. The rear panel, equipped with an excellent touchscreen, is instead not very resolute (according to what should be the standards in 2020/2021) and in conditions of strong light that is not easily readable. So poor reproduction of color shades and low brightness in certain environmental conditions. I say, Sony does much worse with the obscene LCD panels that mounts on the A6xxx series and the first A7, unusable under the Sun, but I would have preferred that on this G90 and other models of the G and GH series Panasonic had started to mount more modern panels, perhaps with Amoled technology. An annoying thing for me is the crop in 4K, really excessive, in some circumstances it can be comfortable, but generally I find it more a limit than a value. It is clear that it was wanted not to step on the toes of the G9, but on this model also voted a lot to the video sector they should not have included it in my opinion. And speaking of the video side, the G90 is very complete, even for the evolved customer, even including LOG profile and unlimited duration of recordings. Only a professist who works with videos might prefer a GH5. Another Panasonic feature, more than the G90, concerns the automatic white balance, which has always not been perfect (better Olympus at this juncture), but improved with the latest models; it has a tendency to introduce one too many magenta drizzle for my taste, but it is always calibrable at will. What else to add... it is a multifaceted camera, you can do everything, I took it precisely because of these characteristics. Reliable, always ready, it is the companion who never betrays you. Highly customizable, you can really sew it on you once you have programmed the keys (even virtual, on display) and the rings. The Menu inherited from the G9 is really good and thanks to the MyMenu section you practically avoid having to look for options in the many pages. The sensor is the classic 20 MP that for years has been the standard in the Micro 4/3, for my needs I find it more than enough. I conclude by saying that in my opinion it represents one of the most sensible choices for those who love the Micro 4/3 and need a versatile, practical and reliable camera. Its only real 'defect' concerned the price that brought it dangerously close to the G9, but already today it has settled on values more suitable for its range of belonging and later it will be even more a best-buy. Recommended |
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