Panasonic GH3 Field Review

It's been exactly two years to the month since I field tested thePanasonic GH2 and then posted myRevisitedfollow-up article a few months later. That camera went on to become a favourite among both still photographers and videographers. It was arguably the best "hybrid" camera of its time, and now, two years later, Panasonic is set to up the ante once again.
Because this is clearly designed as a camera to appeal both to still photographers wanting a Micro Four Thirds SLR style camera system, and also cinematographers looking for a small form-factor camera for shooting high-quality shallow-DOF videos, I am going to break this brief review into three general sections; Introduction , Still Photography and Cinematography .

Caveat
Please note that this field report, done during mid-October 2012, was with a pre-production camera running firmware V0.5. Both the physical camera and its operating system are operational but not yet near final. Though Panasonic has placed no restrictions o...