<s>
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
DMC-GF3	I-Device
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
camera	O
in	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
LumixG-series	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
Micro	B-Operating_System
Four	I-Operating_System
Thirds	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
(	O
MFT	O
)	O
design	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Panasonic	B-Device
DMC-GF3	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
resistive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
to	O
provide	O
mode	O
selections	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
that	O
there	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
mode	O
dial	O
on	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
controlled	O
by	O
dials	O
and	O
buttons	O
and	O
wheels	O
,	O
but	O
via	O
the	O
3-inch	O
touchscreen	B-Device
(	O
460k	O
-	O
dot	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
introduction	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smallest	O
and	O
lightest	O
digital	O
interchangeable	O
lens	O
system	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
speedy	O
handling	O
,	O
including	O
very	O
fast	O
auto	O
focus	O
,	O
and	O
good	O
image	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
improvements	O
in	O
jpeg	O
colour	O
rendering	O
and	O
high	O
iso	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
Panasonic	B-Device
GF2	I-Device
model	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
external	O
controls	O
and	O
hotshoe	B-Algorithm
(	O
preventing	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
viewfinder	O
or	O
flash	O
system	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
older	O
12MP	O
sensor	O
which	O
is	O
showing	O
its	O
age	O
against	O
the	O
newer	O
Panasonic	O
sensors	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
APS-C	O
sensors	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
NEX	I-Algorithm
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
late	O
July	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
configured	O
in	O
several	O
kits	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Algorithm
G	I-Algorithm
14mm	I-Algorithm
F2.5	I-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
(	O
GF3C	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
G	O
14-42mm	O
F3.5-5.6	O
(	O
GF3K	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Algorithm
G	I-Algorithm
14mm	I-Algorithm
F2.5	I-Algorithm
and	O
14-42mm	O
F3.5-5.6	O
lenses	O
(	O
GF3W	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
Lumix	B-Device
G	O
14-42mm	O
X	O
PZ	O
lens	O
F3.5-5.6	O
(	O
GF3X	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
letter	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
code	O
identifies	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
body	O
colour	O
,	O
available	O
colours	O
are	O
Black	O
(	O
Code	O
K	O
)	O
,	O
Pink	O
(	O
Code	O
P	O
)	O
,	O
Red	O
,	O
(	O
Code	O
R	O
)	O
,	O
Brown	O
(	O
Code	O
T	O
)	O
and	O
White	O
(	O
Code	O
W	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
smallest	O
and	O
lightest	O
interchangeable	O
lens	O
system	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
Micro	B-Operating_System
Four	I-Operating_System
Thirds	I-Operating_System
(	O
MFT	O
)	O
system	O
design	O
standard	O
,	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
is	O
capable	O
of	O
both	O
still	O
and	O
High	O
Definition	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
MFT	O
lenses	O
supplied	O
by	O
both	O
Olympus	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
third	O
party	O
lenses	O
which	O
conform	O
to	O
the	O
MFT	O
system	O
design	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
certain	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
pancake	O
lenses	O
,	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
is	O
small	O
enough	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
a	O
pocket	O
,	O
and	O
yet	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
delivering	O
images	O
that	O
rival	O
lower	O
end	O
digital	O
single	O
lens	O
reflex	O
(	O
DSLR	O
)	O
cameras	O
that	O
are	O
much	O
bulkier	O
in	O
both	O
size	O
and	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
boasts	O
an	O
upgraded	O
processor	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
focus	O
much	O
faster	O
than	O
predecessor	O
GF1	O
and	O
GF2	B-Device
models	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
12MP	O
four	O
thirds	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
focus	O
and	O
reaction	O
time	O
is	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
its	O
more	O
expensive	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
DMC-G3	I-Device
sibling	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
cannot	O
match	O
the	O
image	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
,	O
higher	O
resolution	O
16MP	O
G3	O
sensor	O
,	O
especially	O
under	O
low	O
light	O
conditions	O
where	O
higher	O
ISO	O
(	O
greater	O
than	O
800	O
)	O
speeds	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
GF3	B-Device
uses	O
the	O
older	O
12MP	O
sensor	O
the	O
in	O
camera	O
JPEG	O
processing	O
has	O
been	O
improved	O
for	O
better	O
colors	O
and	O
better	O
high	O
ISO	O
performance	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
GF	O
2	O
and	O
GF1	O
camera	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GF3	B-Device
puts	O
small	O
size	O
at	O
a	O
premium	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
paired	O
with	O
a	O
pancake	O
lens	O
made	O
by	O
either	O
Panasonic	O
or	O
Olympus	O
will	O
make	O
a	O
particularly	O
attractive	O
purse	O
or	O
pocketable	O
large	O
sensor	O
,	O
interchangeable	O
lens	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
such	O
pancake	O
type	O
lenses	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
14mm	O
f/2.5	O
,	O
the	O
Olympus	O
17mm	O
f/2.8	O
or	O
the	O
Panasonic	O
20mm	O
f/1.7	O
pancake	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
