For those who want the convenience of a compact camera but prefer the quality of an SLR life has always been a bit of a quandary. That is until now. With the new emerging Micro Four Thirds system you can have your cake and eat it too! Micro Four Thirds cameras (or as Panasonic call it - their G Micro system) come with interchangeable lenses just like SLR's allowing serious photography. But at the same time are little bigger than compact cameras. Panasonic's DMC-GF1 is a great example. Both it and it's Olympus rival (the EP1) are based in style on the old Olympus Pen film cameras. These were popular 35mm film compact cameras in their day. The modern take brings digital technology and quality into the equation.

Stylish and small with great quality and performance these cameras are bound to be popular among photographers wanting to give their shoulder's a rest but never wanting to be without a camera to catch those all important moments that always seem to happen when a camera is not around. Compact cameras are of course one solution - but the results were often disappointing. Now there is a solution at last.

Micro Four Third's camera systems achieve the quality of Digital SLR's because they use the same sensor size as (non- full frame) SLR's. The difference is, in a sub-pro SLR body the smaller sensor is shoe horned into an SLR body so that SLR accessories and lenses can be used. With a Micro Four Thirds camera the whole camera body has been designed around the size of the sensor. Rather than being a compromise it is made precisely for the sensor being used. Hence you achieve SLR quality but at the same time take advantage of a smaller compact body.

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