Camera - Panasonic G1

User review highlights:

[+] Sharp, edge to edge image.

[+] Fast AF.

[+] Small and compact by DSLR standards.

[+] Live view is well implemented - working from the back swivel screen and the viewfinder.

[+] Compact lenses.
[+] Manual AF is aided by automatic magnifier (Active during the manual adjustment and returns to normal image once the manual focus ring is dismissed).
[+] Very good build quality.
[+] Very good image stabilizer: 14-45 lens can be used, handheld, up to 1/8 sec.
[+] Intelligent Auto mode detects flawlessly the scene type and adjusts camera's setting automatically.

[-] Acceptable images up to ISO 800.
[-] Tele-macro with 45-200 lens may hunt if the subject distance is close to the minimum distance specified for the lens or the object is moving fast (Flower in the wind). Switching to Macro mode ensures fast AF performance.
[-] 14-140 lens, more flexible lens then the 2 kit lenses, is pricier and is sold only with the GH1.
[-] Wider zoom lens option is limited to the pricey 7-14.
[-] Camera tends to over expose bright subject that positioned in the front of darker areas (When the bright subject is up to 30% of the image). Exposure compensation of -1 EV is suggested.
[-] Viewfinder may be grainy and slower on the dark scene.
[-] Reflections may occur when shooting very bright objects.