Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 announced in August 2013, is a Micro Four Thirds compact mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. It was Panasonic's first Micro Four Thirds camera with a built-in in-body stabilization system (IBIS) and has a built-in EVF (add-on EVFs are no-longer supported). Panasonic uses 2-axis in-body stabilization allowing the use of shutter speeds 1 to 2 stops slower than without stabilization, compared to the 4 to 5 stops of improvement offered by Olympus' 5-axis stabilization.

Features include:
 * Magnesium alloy body
 * New 16 MP Live MOS, Four Thirds sensor (25% better Signal to Noise performance, 10% better sensitivity, 10% better saturation level )
 * Venus Engine
 * ISO 200 - 25,600 (ISO 125 in extended mode, max. 3,200 in movie mode)
 * Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec.
 * AF detective range: -4 EV to 18 EV
 * Micro Four Thirds mount
 * Full HD video capture, including 1920 x 1080/60p (AVCHD or MP4 formats)
 * Full-time AF and tracking AF also available in cinema-like 24p video with a bit rate of maximum 24 Mbit/s
 * Built-in live view finder (electronic view finder, EVF), 90-degree tilt-able, 2.764M pixel resolution with 100% Adobe RGB color reproduction
 * Built-in 3", 1040K pixel tilting (45 deg. up, 80 deg. down), touch-screen LCD screen
 * Built-in flash (and hot-shoe)
 * Sensor-shift, in-body image stabilization (2-axis)
 * 5fps using single AF with mechanical shutter / 60fps with electronic shutter up to 12 frames
 * Focus Peaking
 * 22 creative effects, HDR
 * Panoramic mode, with filters
 * Silent Mode, electronic shutter mode
 * Near Field Communication (NFC)
 * Wi-Fi connectivity
 * Black / Silver versions
 * Introduction price: $999 in the US (body only)

Successor
Although the Panasonic GX8 has the succeeding number, it is a model not related to the GX7 line. The true successor of the GX7 is the Panasonic GX80/GX85, which is called GX7 mark ii in some markets. The Panasonic GX80/GX85 has the same 16mp sensor, but without the AA-filter. It also has greatly improved IBIS and comes with a new shutter mechanism. The tilting viewfinder is no longer available. This came back though with the Panasonic GX9, which is called GX7 mark iii in some markets.