| Name | DMC-G3 |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
| System | Micro Four Thirds |
| Announced | 2011-05-12 |
| Released | 2011-07-05 |
| Colors | black, red, brown, white |
| Megapixel | 16.0 |
| Form Factor | DSLR |
| Stabilisation | NONE |
| 3D lens support | YES |
| Hot Shoe | Hot Shoe |
| Orientation Sensor | only with O.I.S. lenses |
| ISO | 160 - 6400 (base: 160) |
| Memory Card | SDHC/SDXC |
| Function Lever | NO |
| Wifi | NONE |
| UMTS | NO |
| NFC | NO |
| GPS | NO |
| Battery Grip | NONE |
| Compatible lenses | Micro Four Thirds |
| Battery | DMW-BLD10 |
| Sensor Type | Live MOS |
| Sensor Total Pixels | 16.68 |
| Sensor Color Filter | Primary color filter |
| Dust Reduction System | Supersonic wave filter |
| Sensor | m43 |
| System multiplier | 2 x |
| Remote Shutter Release | DMW-RSL1 |
| FPS | 4 |
| Focus Type | Contrast Detect AF |
| AF Assist Lamp | YES |
| Viewfinder | EVF |
| Display Type | TFT |
| Display Size | 3.0" |
| Display Dots | 460,000 |
| Display Tiltable | Swing and Tilt |
| Touchscreen | Resistive |
| Width | 115.2 mm (4.5 in.) |
| Height | 83.6 mm (3.3 in.) |
| Depth | 46.7 mm (1.8 in.) |
| Weight | 336 g (11.9 oz.) |
| Accessory Port | NONE |
| Apps | NONE |
| Environmentally sealed | NONE |
| Focus | AF |
| Connection | USB 2.0, HDMI (out), A/V (out) |
| Art Filter | Expressive, Retro, High Key, Sepia, High Dynamic |
| steves-digicams.com | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 Preview | 2011-05-12 |
| pixelmania.nl | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 | 2011-09-11 |
| photographyblog.com | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 Review | 2011-05-12 |
| techradar.com | Panasonic G3 review | 2011-05-12 |
| trustedreviews.com | Panasonic Lumix G3 | 2011-05-24 |
| cameralabs.com | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 | 2011-06-01 |
| luminous-landscape.com | Panasonic G3 and 25mm f/1.4 DG Summilux on Location | 2011-06-01 |
| dpreview.com | Panasonic DMC-G3 In-depth Review | 2011-07-11 |
| ephotozine.com | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 vs DMC-G3 Review | 2012-01-24 |
| camerastuffreview.com | Review Panasonic G3 | 2012-02-12 |
| netzwelt.de | Panasonic Lumix G3: Ultrakompakte Systemkamera | 2011-05-13 |
| d-pixx.de | Hands-on und Praxisbilder der Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 | 2011-05-19 |
| akam.no | Test: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 En solid oppgradering | 2011-08-06 |
| dslr-forum.de | Panasonic Lumix G3 | 2011-05-12 |
