Canon 1Ds MIII vs Panasonic GF1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon 1Ds MIII versus Panasonic GF1, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Canon and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the 1Ds MIII (21MP) and GF1 (12MP) and the 1Ds MIII (Full frame) and GF1 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The 1Ds MIII was revealed 14 months prior to the GF1 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1Ds MIII being a Large SLR camera and the Panasonic GF1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the 1Ds MIII scores vs the GF1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. The full galleries are available at Canon 1Ds MIII Gallery & Panasonic GF1 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon 1Ds MIII provides physical measurements of 150mm x 160mm x 80mm (5.9" x 6.3" x 3.1") having a weight of 1385 grams (3.05 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF1 has sizing of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") and a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the 1Ds MIII and the GF1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the 1Ds MIII and GF1 is 51 and 85 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by going over technical specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the 1Ds MIII and GF1.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1Ds MIII with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Canon 1Ds MIII will offer you extra detail because of its extra 9MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 1Ds MIII is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.