Stuff UK – September 2019

TESTED PANASONIC LUMIX G90

The latest mirrorless Lumix promises to be

good at just about everything – could it

be all the camera you’ll ever need?

QSee yourself as an all-rounder?

The Lumix G90 promises 4K and

slo-mo video for wannabe Fellinis,

a front-flipping touchscreen for

wannabe Zoellas, and a 20.3MP

sensor with no low-pass filter

for wannabe Ansel Adamses,

all stuffed into a compact body.

QThis mirrorless model is

weather-sealed and has a

magnesium alloy frame, lending

it a lot of survivability for a camera

in this price range. Neither of its

closest rivals, the Sony A6400

and Fujifilm X-T30, are quite this

rugged... yet it’s still nice and light.

QThe 3in flip-out screen has

touch controls for quickly setting

focus points or adjusting settings.

It’s as clear and bright as you can

expect in this price range, and

backed up by a similarly decent

OLED viewfinder that comes in

very handy on sunny days.

QThe G90’s DFD autofocus

system is generally extremely

fast and accurate. You can quickly

pick from a bunch of different

AF modes depending on your

requirements, including a very

capable tracking mode for moving

subjects and a face/eye detection

mode for portraits.

QThis camera also offers 5-axis

image stabilisation, combining

in-body and in-lens varieties

to make handheld shooting a lot

more forgiving both for video and

stills. It’s a setup that feels well

suited to a camera made for travel.

We can’t pick out one thing this camera does better than everybody else, except

perhaps in the way it brings together all sorts of strengths in a single product. So we

can’t really call it the best choice for every buyer. But it might be the ideal one for you,

particularly if (a) you love a selfie, (b) you like to vlog while on the move, and (c) you want

a camera small enough to take pretty much anywhere.

You know the old
saying: jack of all
trades, quite good

at most of them

Sam Kieldsen

A Pan for all seasons

STUFF SAYS A well-designed all-rounder that does everything decently ++++,

Sensor 20.3MP Live MOS

Displays 3in TFT LCD touchscreen,

OLED EVF Video 4K @ 30fps

Connectivity Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,

NFC, USB 3, HDMI, 3.5mm mic in

Dimensions 137x97x92mm, 533g

Q Pan’s best friend

Video is good too – certainly

clean and detailed enough for

enthusiastic amateurs right out

of the camera. It’ll shoot 4K at

up to 30fps, and has the V-Log

L function in case you want to

colour-grade your own footage.

Q Sharp-dressed Pan

With no low-pass filter on the

20.3MP sensor, it’s primed to

deliver lots of fine detail. While

we wouldn’t call this a landscape

photographer’s best friend, it

does allow you to get beautifully

sharp images in good lighting.

£899 (body only) / stuff.tv/G90

Tech specs

Still going

Claimed battery life

is 300 stills per charge,

and that matches our

experience. But it’ll

drain quickly if you’re

shooting 4K

video.