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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3

Mirrorless · Micro Four Thirds · released 2011-05-12
Lowest now
$123
Steep discount -82% vs MSRP
Pricing by source ↓
MSRP at launch
$699
May 2011
Inventory
4
across 1 source

Well above the 90-day low

How we compute this

Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 37% above the 90-day low of $90 (seen Jul 23, 2026). 18% of the $699 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.

Lowest now
$123
MSRP
$699
vs MSRP
-82%
90-day low
$90
All-time low
$90 (Jul 23, 2026)
30-day trend
+0.0%
Observed across 1 source · 47 days of history in last 90 · Methodology

Sample photos

Real-world photos taken with this camera, grouped by EXIF data on Flickr.

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Specs

Brand
Panasonic
Family
Panasonic Lumix G
Category
body
Body type
Mirrorless
Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Sensor
MFT
Megapixels
15.8 MP
Lens type
Sensor family
Panasonic 16MP Four Thirds Live MOS
Autofocus
Contrast Detection
AF system
Panasonic contrast AF
IBIS
no
Weather sealed
No
Max video
1080p60
Max native ISO
ISO 6,400
Weight
336 g
Dimensions
115 × 84 × 47 mm
Body material
polycarbonate
Released
2011-05-12
Status
discontinued

Notes

Tier B. | MSRP ~approx: kit price varied, body MSRP not separately published.

Autofocus & action

AF system
Contrast detect
Focus points
23 areas
Subject detection
Human face
Burst (mechanical)
4 fps
Burst (electronic)
20 fps
Pre-burst capture
No
Card slots
1 (Single SD UHS-I)
Sensor readout
Standard CMOS

SH electronic-shutter burst drops to ~4MP; face detection included.

Latest pricing by source

Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.
Source Condition Price Listings Observed Link
mpb
good
→ good
$123 2 Observed 10h ago view listing
mpb
excellent
→ excellent
$154 1 Observed 10h ago view listing
mpb
like new
→ mint
$169 1 Observed 7d ago view listing

Price history

One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.

See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.

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Methods

How we compute each section

References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.

1. Price history

#1.1 · Grade buckets
Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set: mint, excellent, good, fair, poor, and unknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping.
#1.2 · Missing days
A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
#1.3 · Color encoding
Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.