Panasonic’s new vlogging camera uses facial recognition tracking to isolate the sound of your voice
The flip-around screen is essential for seeing your face as you record. (Panasonic /)Production value matters when you’re on-camera. That became very apparent at the start of social distancing when we started going to fewer places and spending a lot more time in front of a webcam. Quality is especially crucial for influencers, aspiring YouTubers, and vloggers of any kind. Smartphones are simple, but they don’t offer the same overall image quality or that blurry background look that’s difficult to achieve on a smartphone’s tiny sensor. This week, Panasonic announced the G100. It costs $750 and is clearly aimed at those looking to get into the talk-into-the-camera influencer genre of content creation. One bundle even comes with a hand-grip that doubles as a mini-tripod for shooting walk-and-talk videos of yourself. Inside, it has a 20.3-megapizel sensor typical for Panasonic cameras. It’s Micro Four Thirds in size, which means it’s smaller than the...