LUMIX G100

Released July 2020

A small 20.3-megapixel Micro Four Thirds camera with a vari-angle touchscreen, electronic viewfinder and three-microphone OZO Audio system.

Type: Mirrorless
Sensor: Four Thirds
Megapixels: 20.3
Lens: Micro Four Thirds
Video: 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Body weight: 303 g

What reviewers say

Both reviews praise compact handling, the viewfinder and adaptable microphones, while noting stabilisation crops and no headphone socket. Photography Blog finds strong stills and Full HD video but wandering autofocus and compromised 4K vlogging. Digital Camera World's pre-production test is more positive about face tracking and stabilisation, while also warning about tight framing and low-light video quality.

From photographyblog.com and digitalcameraworld.com

Specifications

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Image and sensor

Camera type: Mirrorless
Sensor format: Four Thirds
Sensor type: Live MOS
Effective resolution: 20.3 MP
Largest image: 5184 × 3888
RAW recording: Yes
Standard ISO range: 200–25600
Sensor detail: 20.3 million effective and 21.77 million total pixels; 4:3 Live MOS primary-colour sensor without low-pass filter. Physical millimetre dimensions not published in the read maker table and omitted
Image formats: JPEG and RAW; 4K Photo extracts lower-resolution JPEG frames from video bursts
ISO detail: Standard ISO 200–25600, expanded ISO 100

Lens and shooting

Lens mount: Micro Four Thirds
Stabilisation: Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst: 10 fps
Autofocus: Contrast AF, face/eye detection, tracking and 49-area selection; AFS/AFF/AFC/MF modes
Shutter: Electronic front curtain up to 1/500 second; electronic shutter up to 1/16000 second. Flash synchronisation 1/50 second or slower
Burst detail: Native electronic 10 fps; electronic first curtain 6 fps AFS/MF or 5 fps AFF/AFC. Maker RAW buffer at least 20 frames under its test conditions; video-derived 4K Photo is separate
Stabilisation detail: Optical stabilisation depends on the attached lens; no sensor-shift Body I.S. Video electronic stabilisation combines with compatible optical lenses, marketed as 5-axis Hybrid I.S. rather than lens-plus-sensor stabilisation; 4K correction and crop differ. High electronic setting narrows the view further
Flash: Built-in TTL pop-up flash; maker guide number 5.1 at ISO 200 or 3.6 at ISO 100

Video

Highest video resolution: 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail: Internal UHD 3840×2160 at maker-labelled 30p or 24p, 100 Mbps H.264 MP4; 4K single-session limit ten minutes. Full HD 60p limited to twenty minutes, other listed ordinary Full HD modes 29 minutes 59 seconds. V-Log L supported; HDMI output prevents simultaneous internal recording. Recording frequencies vary by region
Audio: Three integrated microphones with OZO Audio by Nokia, including front/back/surround/tracking/automatic modes; stereo recording, 3.5 mm external microphone input and monaural speaker. No headphone monitoring socket

Screen and viewfinder

Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen size: 3″
Screen dots: 1,840,000
Touchscreen: Yes
Tilting screen: Yes
Display detail: Free-angle 3-inch 3:2 capacitive touchscreen, approximately 1.84 million dots and 100% coverage
Viewfinder detail: Colour LCD electronic viewfinder, approximately 3.68 million dots equivalent, 100% coverage and 0.73× 35 mm-equivalent magnification under maker conditions; not the later G100D OLED viewfinder

Connections and design

Wi-Fi: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Battery life (maker's claim): 270 photographs
Body weight: 303 g
Release detail: Maker North America announcement confirms end-of-July2020 sale, matching Photography Blog's UK availability wording; Japan maker specifies 20August2020, a later regional launch. Digital Camera World explicitly tested a pre-production sample and awaited production lab tests; its findings are attributed rather than treated as final production validation. Original G100 remains separate from G100D
Recording media: One SD/SDHC/SDXC slot, UHS-I U3 compatible
Ports: USB 2.0 Micro-B, micro-HDMI Type D and 3.5 mm microphone input; tripod grip connects through USB
Wireless connections: Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz IEEE802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2
Battery life detail: CIPA approximately 270 LCD or 250 EVF photographs with supplied battery and H-FS12032 lens. One-second power-save EVF 900-shot figure conditional, not headline
Charging: USB battery charging; optional AC adapter and appropriate DC coupler for external power
Dimensions: Approximately 115.6 × 82.5 × 54.2 mm excluding protrusions
Weight detail: Approximately 303 g body only, 345 g with battery/card or 412 g with 12–32mm kit lens/battery/card. Photo shows the maker's 12–32mm kit; lens is not included in body specifications

Pros and cons

Pros

Body weighs 303 g without battery
Vari-angle touchscreen and electronic viewfinder
Directional microphone modes for video

Cons

No sensor-shift stabilisation
4K clips limited to ten minutes
Micro-USB connection and no headphone socket

Closest rivals

Model	Type	Sensor	Megapixels	Lens	Video	Body weight	Released
OlympusOM-D E-M10 Mark IV	Mirrorless	Four Thirds	20.3	Micro Four Thirds	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps	335 g	Aug 2020
OlympusPEN E-P7	Mirrorless	Four Thirds	20.3	Micro Four Thirds	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps	289 g	Jun 2021
OM SYSTEMOM-5	Mirrorless	Four Thirds	20.4	Micro Four Thirds	4096 × 2160 at 24 fps	366 g	Nov 2022

Sources

Photo: panasonicjp.scene7.com

Panasonic LUMIX G100 — camera with mounted lens and open selfie screen held on a shooting grip outdoors: Panasonic official launch press photograph, complete supplied canvas: g100.webp
Panasonic LUMIX G100 — complete supplied camera kit configurations with mounted lenses and shooting grip: Panasonic official launch press photograph, complete supplied canvas: l-jn200714-1-1.jpg

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