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Panasonic has formally announced its new Lumix GH1 DSLR camera, expanding on the company’s line of DSLRs based on the Micro Four Thirds standard with new video-centric capabilities—including recording 1080p AVCHD video with continuous autofocus (a feature so far absent from DSLRs with video capture capability) and a deep zoom lens with a silent motor.

“Photographers of all levels—professionals, amateurs and beginners—will be stunned by the range of creative possibilities that the Lumix GH1 creates in the world of high-quality photography and HD video,” said Panasonic’s national marketing manager David Briganti, in a statement. “Users will be equally amazed by the camera’s easy-to-use design and small size.”

Panasonic has taken the wraps off its Lumix G1 digital camera, which claims to be the first commercially available camera to use Micro Four Thirds technology. The idea behind Micro Four Thirds is that it gets rid of the internal mirror in traditional SLR and DSLR cameras, creating a system that can get the same image quality in about half the physical space. The result should be cameras that can deliver the quality and power of DSLRs—in part by opening up the world of interchangeable lenses—without being big bulky beasts.