Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 Digital Single Lens Compact System Camera

If you can't get enough of selfies, Panasonic has released the Lumix DMC-GF8 Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera. With a 16 Megapixel Large Digital Live MOS Sensor, it is capable of capturing stunning images within its 200-25600 ISO range. Fast-moving subjects is not a concern thanks to its 1/16000 maximum electronic shutter speed. Meanwhile, you can take more pictures in a shorter time with its high-speed burst shooting at 5.8 fps. Regardless of light conditions, this Panasonic camera can rise to the challenge via the Low Light and Light Speed Autofocus. The GF8 can also facilitate full HD video recording at 1920 x 1080 60p and record short flicks of up to 8 seconds through the Snap Movie mode. Recorded media can be reviewed through the three-inch, 1.040K-dot tilting touchscreen LCD while file sharing is made easier by the camera's integrated Wi-Fi connectivity. To hold more photos and videos, you can make use of an SD Card external storage.

Product Features in Detail


More selfie power, more fun
The new LUMIX GF8 is a selfie-perfect camera for selfie due to its rich variety of beauty functions that enhance portraits. Make skin look finer via the Soft Skin mode and sharpen up the subject via the Slimming option. For a more dramatic portrait, you can also use the Defocusing feature.

Looking to retouch? You can also apply virtual make-up using the Make-up Retouch and Beauty Retouch functions. Other beauty features like teeth whitening and skin texture can also be improved through Aesthetic Retouch. Creative Control filters such as Retro, Soft Focus, Expressive, High Key, and Toy Effect can be combined with the Self Shot mode too.

A screen that is selfie-friendly
The 3.0-inch 1040K-dot static type touch control monitor boasts 180-degree tiltable structure. Once the monitor is flipped up, the camera activates Self Shot Mode automatically. In conventional selfie pictures, users have to stretch their arms to hold the camera, which makes the selfie pictures all-too-common. However, the hands-free selfie allows users to use their hands as they like, resulting in free, expressive posing. However, Face Shutter and Buddy Shutter functions are integrated for a trigger of shutter release in LUMIX GF8. They work when the face is once covered with a waving hand or when two faces come closer in a frame. 

Reliable performance with high-speed response
The LUMIX GF8 incorporates 16.00-megapixel, large Digital Live MOS Sensor complying with Micro Four Thirds system standard that achieves both higher resolution and higher sensitivity image recording with less noise. The image processor Venus Engine features its advanced noise reduction systems. It features high level of noise is control thanks to the expanded controllable area of noise. This makes it possible to remove large block of noise which was formally hard to detect and helps produce clear, smooth image especially for the nighttime scenery. The combination of the Digital Live MOS Sensor and the Venus Engine achieves fine detail reproduction, making it possible to capture clear image even in low lit situations and allows max. ISO 25600 while achieving minimum ISO 100 (Extended).


In focus: the GF8's Autofocus
The LUMIX GF8 features high-speed Light Speed AF, making it possible to capture even the fast-moving subject clearly. The camera and the lens exchange the digital signal at max. 240 fps to minimize the time to focus. The LUMIX GF8 realizes the high speed burst shooting at approx.5.8 fps (AFS) / approx.5 fps (AFC, 1-area AF) in 16.00-megapixel and max. 40 fps using an electronic shutter. Also, AF Tracking enables consecutive shooting to capture moving subject in sharp focus at approx.4 fps*.

The Low Light AF help users to get in-focus shot even in extremely low-lit situations such as under the moonlight or the starry sky. Sharp focus can be set on the target subject even when you cannot use an AF assist lamp.

In addition to the conventional Face Recognition AF, the LUMIX GF8 incorporates Face / Eye Detection AF which automatically sets focus right on the eye of human face. With the Pinpoint AF, users can magnify the target area to set focus by 5x by just touching it on the monitor. The One-shot AF enables using AF even in MF mode by just touching the icon on the screen to set rough focus on the subject and you can go back to MF just to adjust precise focus.


Record movement in all clarity
The LUMIX GF8 records stunningly smooth, high-resolution full-HD 1,920 x 1,080 60p (60 Hz) / 50p (50 Hz) videos in AVCHD Progressive or MP4 (MPEG-4 / H.264) format. High quality sound can be recorded with Dolby® Digital. A Wind Cut function is also available to block out most of the noise from background wind. 

Easy file sharing with Wi-Fi
The LUMIX GF8 integrates Wi-Fi® connectivity (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n) to offer more flexible shooting experience and instant image sharing with easy operation. Once connecting the camera and smartphone/tablet installing Panasonic's dedicated application software Panasonic Image App for iOS / Android, users can shooting / browsing / sharing images remotely. 

Connecting the camera to the smartphone/tablet is quick and easy with a press of Fn1/Wi-Fi* button or by reading the QR code. Plus, the LUMIX GF8 users are eligible to have free 100GB storage on Google Drive™ to save photo and video data.

Intelligent Auto Mode
For beginners, iA (Intelligent Auto) mode supports taking beautiful pictures with a variety of shooting-assist functions including AF Tracking, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Recognition, Intelligent ISO Control and Food Recognition.


Scene Guide for still images
The Scene Guide offers 20 sample pictures shot by professional photographers. Users can choose the one closer to the situation they are going to shoot and optimum parameters for shooting the scene will be automatically set. Furthermore, shooting procedure, technical advice and recommended interchangeable lens for the scene can be shown for users to learn photography. Video recording using Scene Guide is not possible in some scenes.


Capture movies in a snap
Users can record video in designated short period of time (2/4/6/8 sec) as they shoot “moving photos”. In this function, rack focusing or addition of fade effect (color in/out, black in/out, white in/out) are available. Those short video clips are easy to be shared using Panasonic Image App and It is also possible to connect them in any order you like and even to add music instead of recorded sound on the combined file later.


Time Lapse and Stop Motion modes
In Time Lapse mode, the camera automatically starts recording photos at time lapse sequence once the start time, interval and the number of pictures to shoot are set. Meanwhile, stop motion animation produces a stop frame video in camera with the pictures that are sequentially shot while moving the object by degrees, making it appear as if it is moving by itself.


Add more drama to your shots
The LUMIX GF8 integrates a variety of artistic functions that adds fun to digital photography. The popular Creative Control mode features a total of 22 filter options – Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Rough Monochrome / Silky Monochrome / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Soft Focus / Fantasy / Star Filter / One Point Color / Sunshine mode. Effect parameter of each mode is also adjustable. Also, LUMIX GF8 is capable of taking pictures “with” and “without” filter effect simultaneously, so that users can compare them to choose later.