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One of the longstanding commercial battles in the consumer electronics business has been that between Sony and Panasonic. There is hardly a segment of the market where these two Goliaths don't go toe-to-toe. This now includes the digital camera marketplace.
Both companies have been much more innovative than those industry stalwarts, Canon and Nikon. Responding to consumer's demand for smaller, lighter cameras and lenses Sony has put forward their NEX system, while Panasonic is the leading proponent of the Micro Four Thirds format.
Panasonic has been on a bit of a tear these past couple of years with seven M43 format cameras, the G1, GH1, GF1, G10, G2, GH2 and now in Nov, 2010 announcing the GF2. The also new GH2 is Panasonic's current flagship, and is previewed in my recent GH2 Report. With the GH2 as the obvious successor to the GH1, with a higher resolution sensor and enhanced video capability as well as a number of other tweaks and enhancements, one would therefore think...

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