Compare Panasonic DMC-G3 3D Digital Camera with 14-42mm lens to Panasonic DMC-FZ40/DMC-FZ45 Digital Camera

The Panasonic Lumix G3 Kit 14-42 is a very cleverly designed unit, offering the full creative control of a DSLR packed into the compact body of a point-and-shoot camera. Advanced mirror-free viewfinder technology and new larger DSLR sensors, have made it possible to realize all the benefits of an interchangeable lens system in a lightweight, portable camera. Less

Panasonic DMC-FZ45; 14.1 MP; Compact; 1/0.917 cm (1/2.33 "); CCD; 4320 x 3240 pixels; 4320x3240 4320x2880 3648x2736 3648x2432 3648x2056 3232x3232 3072x2304 3072x2048 3072x1728Hybrid Super Zoom Camera FZ45 - From 25mm Wide-angle to 24x Optical Zoom for both Still and HD Motion PicturesThe 14.1-megapixel DMC-FZ45 features a 25mm wide-angle 24x optical zoom f/2.8-5.2 LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens. The 25mm wide-angle lens has about twice the shooting area of the standard 35mm lens. The powerful 24x optical zoom can be used both in still and motion picture recording. The Extra Optical Zoom function uses the center part of the CCD to extend this 24x zoom ratio to powerful 50.6x zoom at a resolution of 3-megapixel or less in still picture recording.The DMC-FZ45 can record HD movie in AVCHD Lite with high sound quality of Dolby Digital Stereo Creator. Motion JPEG format is also available (1;280 x 720 pixels). Just press the Motion Picture Button; and shooting begins. Less