There is a limited degree of control over shutter speed via anti-flicker function. You can set shutter to 1/50, 1/60, 1/100, 1/120. That's quite enough for everyday use.

I already told you that it is next in line after GF3.

Just wait for G3 topic to appear.

I am too busy with other cameras now.

As soon as we'll finish most thing for them, we move to G3.

I dont get why the G3 seems to be the stepchild of the m43 family. I'm not to much into this retro design that has become hip lately, and I for sure wont pay extra for it. The G3 is the most capable m43 camera right after the GH2. Having used it for half a year now for fun and semi pro foto shooting (website quality) and the occasional video, I have never found myself regret buying it. Ergonomics are rather good, with the lack index finger wheel hampering it very little. Hardware wise its everything one needs as densly packed as can be without making handling fiddly.

The only frustrating part are the dumbed down video controls. Guess it is panasonic being afraid of the G3 wildering in GH2 territory.

Though when reading news and forums it seems nobody really likes it. Well, I never belonged to the IPhone crowd.

Im my mind the G3 still stands as the best value in mirrorless / entry level dsl category.

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Really hope Vitaliy will bless us with a firmware worthy the hardware. I hope I can add to the funding of that project soon.

Actually this gives rise to a correlation: People who buy the G3 are most likely very price concious, probably because of limited funds, therefore money to spend on the firmware may be tighter as with buyers of other cameras. Its the same with IPhone buyers spending more on apps than android customers...

I better step of the soap box now and get back to work to aquire said funding ;)

I understand what you are saying zigizigi, but i think you're underestimating the value of some of the points you made, mainly price and size. Firstly, in the US at least, I've only seen the GH2 drop down to a $700 price point a single time. It might've at other points, but as of now, a google shopping search leaves me at nearly $900 dollars as the cheapest option for a GH2, and 600 dollars for the G3. For many of us, that's a huge difference. Even the difference between 600 and 700 can be large, particularly if you need the kit package(as was my case, this is my first real camera purchase, let alone micro four thirds cam). Also keep in mind that any closing of this price gap is only recent. Some people purchased the G3 before the two ever started being considered in the same price category. In fact, I purchased my G3 kit for only 504 dollars, new.

Secondly, in my opinion, the size difference between the G3 and GH2 is significant, if not the same jump from SLR to mirrorless. It basically is the difference between always-portable and not always portable, to me. I carry my G3 with me almost every single day. I usually have the body in one coat pocket, a lens or two in another. This seems less feasible to me with the G3. I also prefer the construction of the G3. It's smaller, but imo feels a lot more solid, given the metal construction. And for my hands(admittedly small for a guy), the size is just right.

I am a lot with Nils here. I feel the G3 easily has the best balance of price, features, and performance of the entire mirrorless camera category. It's also quite possibly the best reviewed one, at least among the ones that aren't intended as top-shelf models. Yet it seems to be forgotten by the community. Oh well.

In any case, I appreciate Vitaliy's work here and will gladly contribute to this project once it gets going. There's a lot of potential for this cam.

Love my G3 much better solid "feel" than the GH2 and combining it with the leica 25mm lovely combo. 720p mode seems to have more detail than 1080i codecs pretty good. Just need a hack to eliminate the auto aperture in videomode with m43rd lenses.

waiting patiently for the hack.love the g3, weight and the new sensor. will definitely donate once this hack is out.

sorry, n/t

I hope we get a G3 hack before the G4 comes out. I love the camera but it's getting really frustrating not being able to have some manual control with video. I'm sure lots of us here will make a donation if this can be done in the next few months but after that, I will lose interest.

Also enjoyed Kirk Tucks expirience with the G3 http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.de/2012/02/small-camera-ive-been-playing-with.html.

Seems quite a few people disagreed... (http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.de/2012/02/kirk-tuck-swung-and-missed-this-time.html)

I don't know it these ads aired somewhere else but Germany, but I can't help but relate them. Dacia - Status Symptoms -

For those from abroad: Dacia makes "budget" variety cars, the TV spots are about people driving expensive cars and cant stand that "cheap car" getting so close in quality.... kinda

I really can see that some people get ofended that "consumer stuff" is getting so close to "pro gear".

[Edit] woho - didnt know the forum does automatically embed youtube stuff, didnt mean to put it here so broadly...

i dont thing g3 has the hardware to accept mic in, just like the gf1. lets hope im wrong.