The Panasonic Lumix GF1 has won Popular Science Magazine’s 2009 “The Best of What’s New” award in the Gadgets category. “The Best of What’s New” award is the magazine’s top honor and the Lumix GF1 will be featured in the December 2009 issue.

The Panasonic Lumix GF1 packs powerful DSLR-like features and High Definition video capabilities into a sleek, lightweight, and easy-to-use compact body. The Lumix GF1 builds on Panasonic’s success with the revolutionary Lumix G Series of digital interchangeable lens system cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard.

Robert Perry, Executive Vice President, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company states “Panasonic has a longstanding history of being an innovative company that provides cutting-edge products and because of that, has been a consistent industry leader, so the Popular Science “Best of What’s New Honorâ€� provides great validation that we are indeed leaders…We are honored by the recognition and will continue to manufacture products that are not only innovative, but also benefit the consumer who will be using them.”

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Panasonic Lumix GF1 Wins Popular Science’s “The Best of What’s New” Award Press Release