05-05-2010, 05:42 PM
M>B>'s link is good, though potentially too much info for some. Billybob's list seem pretty much true but doesn't answer "what is it."
Maybe the simples way to think of it is a sensor size and lens mount format. The sensor is fantastically larger than most point-and-shoot cameras but somewhat smaller than most DSLRs. The lens is closer to the sensor than in a DSLR.
These two attributes lead to the conclusions in Billybob's list.
To add to that list:
Focus accuracy is great. It is focus speed that lags behind a good DSLR in its regular AF mode. But since micro 4/3 was designed for Live View, its live view performance blows away the live view on the current DSLRs.
I have a Panasonic G1 that is a great lightweight complement to my Canon stuff. At 20x30" prints seem to be a bit grainy but still more than acceptable from a normal viewing distance.
Maybe the simples way to think of it is a sensor size and lens mount format. The sensor is fantastically larger than most point-and-shoot cameras but somewhat smaller than most DSLRs. The lens is closer to the sensor than in a DSLR.
These two attributes lead to the conclusions in Billybob's list.
To add to that list:
Focus accuracy is great. It is focus speed that lags behind a good DSLR in its regular AF mode. But since micro 4/3 was designed for Live View, its live view performance blows away the live view on the current DSLRs.
I have a Panasonic G1 that is a great lightweight complement to my Canon stuff. At 20x30" prints seem to be a bit grainy but still more than acceptable from a normal viewing distance.