Jut woke up and there is the leak of the new Panasonic-GX1 at Mobile01 (Update: Pictures have been removed!). Or click on the thumbnails below to see more full size GX1 images.
It looks more like the [shoplink 14828 ebay]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink] than the [shoplink 26385 ebay]Panasonic LC1[/shoplink]. Actually only the grip reminds me a bit the LC1. I hope sooner or later Panasonic or Olympus will also take a look at the competition, like the [shoplink 19929]Fuji X100[/shoplink] or [shoplink 25396]Sony NEX-7[/shoplink]. I mean, after almost three years you can try to do something else or not? :)
Anyway, for now we know that the camera will be announced on November 8 in Japan. It will come along a new 1.44k dot external viewfinder (tiltable). It has a 16 Megapixel sensor, 12.800 ISO and a 460k LCD screen (non tiltable). It will have a new processing engine no more JPEG motion recording and be slightly smaller than the GF1. Be sure to be here on 43rumors.com on November 8! I will follow the announcement live and give you all updates you need. And don’t forget to join us on Twitter and Facebook (new fanpage!).

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P.S: Thanks to the 32 people sending me the link to mobile01 from 2am to 6am i the night here at Berlin time. I was sleeping and what woke me up was not a sixth sense for a coming rumor but a REAL earthquake here in the middle of the alps!

I am getting some more tidbits about the GX1. There is one important correction. The LCD has 460k dots and not 900k dots! And here are the other small tidbits:
– The GX1 has a metal body
– Panasonic removed the motion-jpeg video format
– The GX1 is a bit smaller than the [shoplink 14828 ebay]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink].

I repeat that the GX1 will be announced on November 8 in Japan (and not on October 28 like other rumors website said).

P.S.: I had to create a new Facebook 43rumors fanpage because my old 43rumors account have been closed. The new Facebook policy wants me to create a fanpage instead of a private account with fake anme (43rumors). Hope you will join the new site!!!

Fake GX1 designed by our friends from Blog.livedoor

As you know a new Panasonic GX1 camera will be announced on November 8 in Japan. It has not a built-in viewfinder a la [shoplink 25396]NEX-7[/shoplink] and not a brand new sensor (same sensor as the [shoplink 22077 ebay]Panasonic G3[/shoplink]. Two of my top sources had the chance to play with the new Panasonic GX1 camera. After reading your comments on 43rumors they contacted me to say that the camera is actually much better than “your readers do think”.

First: the Panasonic GX1 has a very sexy looking and very high quality body. It’s a camera that feels extremely robust and well in your hands. The quality of the buttons for example is higher than the buttons from the [shoplink 16254 ebay]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink].
Second: Semi-pros that loved the [shoplink 14828]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink] will like the new GX1. It is not a revolution but more a very well thought evolution of the GF1.
Third: The image quality beats every Panasonic camera to date. It has the same G3 sensor but also a new much improved processing engine. One of my soruces said that i his opinion this is the camera with the best image quality to date.

In summary, some of us may be disappointed to know that this is not a [shoplink 25396]NEX-7[/shoplink] competitor with built.in viewfinder. But the sources are pretty sure that you will like the new camera anyway because it’s a real advanced and mature photographic tool.

I should soon get more details about the GX1. Feel free to help em to find rumors on the www. If you get some interesting news drop me a message at 43rumors@gmail.com or use the anonymous contact form on the right sidebar. Thanks! And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

P.S.: I asked one of the sources why Panasonic didn’t make a camera with a built-in viewfinder like the [shoplink 26385 ebay]Panasonic LC1 (Click here to see that cam on ebay)[/shoplink]. His opinion is that Panasonic didn’t want to compete against his own [shoplink 22077]Panasonic G3[/shoplink]. If that opinion corrisponds to truth than Panasonic is making a huge mistake (that’s now my personal opinion!).

Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

UPDATE: I don’t know yet if the japanese friends from Egami (Click here) did make a mistake and may misunderstood the japanese patent. The camera on top looks more like a superzoom camera than a new m43 cameras.

P.S.: After three years and fifteen(!) m43 cameras there is still no compact camera with built-in viewfinder on the corner a là [shoplink 22259 ebay]Olympus 35SP (Click here to see that cam)[/shoplink]! Maybe it’s just me wanting that kind of cameras? Looking at the preorder success of the [shoplink 25396]Sony NEX-7[/shoplink] I believe the answer is no, I am not the only one!

And than we have three new Micro Four Thirds lens patents for the Olympus 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0. These are the specs:

I guess that this are just three different prototypes of the newly announced [shoplink 23576]Olympus 12mm f/2.0[/shoplink] lens. Don’t think we will ever see a 10mm f/2.8 lens.

Together with Digicaminfo I worked to get and confirm the GX1 specs. And that collaboration really made it possible to have an FT5 rumor (Thanks!). Here are the specs:

Design is very similar to [shoplink 14828]GF1[/shoplink] with some “touch” of [shoplink 26385 ebay]LC1[/shoplink].
It has the same 16 Megapixel G3 sensor.
New image processing engine and ISO12800.
The fastest AF of all Panasonic cameras: 0.09 seconds AF!
Electronic Level
920,000 dots touchscreen LCD (non tiltable!!!)
LVF2 external viewfinder with 1,440,000 dots. (no Built-in EVF)
Color: black, silver.
Camera will be first released on japanese market on November 25. A couple of weeks later in Europe and than US.

Take a look at the LC1 on [shoplink 26385 ebay]eBay[/shoplink]. I guess it will have that kind of grip and built quality.

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HOT news! I am now receiving the top info from top sources about the GX1. The camera has NOT a built-in viewfinder. But there will be a new external high resolution viewfinder! The camera will compete against the [shoplink 26379]Sony NEX-5n[/shoplink] and will have a very similar price. I am currently working on the specs. So stay tuned on 43rumors ok! I will have plenty of news soon!

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Price of the NEX-5n: [shopcountry 26379].

Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct

Will the GX1 have or nor a built-in viewfinder like the one described in the Panasonic United States Patent Application 20100060771?

Important update: Two sources quickly answered me that the rumor from Digicam-info about the GX1 coming next week is NOT correct. I ask these anonymous sources if they can also tell me if the rest from the rumor is correct or wrong (GF1 design and no built-in viewfinder info).

What did Digicam-info say? According to their sources the GX1 will be announced next week the October 25. And they also say the GX1 will NOT have a built-in viewfinder and that the design is very close to the [shoplink 14828 ebay]Panasonic GF1[/shoplink].

As I said, my sources said the release date is not correct, let’s also hope they will tell me that it is not an exact copy of the GF1. I would be very disappointed if the only GX1 new feature would be a slightly improved sensor. I hope that there will be more than just that coming form Panasonic!

Reminder -> Rumors classification explained (FT= FourThirds):
FT1=1-20% chance the rumor is correct
FT2=21-40% chance the rumor is correct
FT3=41-60% chance the rumor is correct
FT4=61-80% chance the rumor is correct
FT5=81-99% chance the rumor is correct