The manual operation was too fiddly, since only one (some hake expensive) dial for shutter speed and aperture is present.
I have therefore used the programs (macro, landscape, Portait, etc.). The entstnden image quality was very tidy. Especially considering the fact that only one Super Zoom was used. The video sequences are rotated even qualitatively Camcorder level.
Conclusion: The G3 is the 14-140 a great solution if a very small and lightweight camera is required. A replacement for the SLR camera for me is not yet, because the handling and image quality does not quite reach the level of a good DSLR.