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Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1

Portability
76
Imaging
72
Features
70
Overall
71
Canon EOS R100 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
Portability
81
Imaging
49
Features
57
Overall
52

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Key Specs

Canon R100
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.00" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 356g - 116 x 86 x 69mm
  • Revealed May 2023
Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Bump to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Later Model is Panasonic GH2
Photography Glossary

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Overview

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon R100 and Panasonic GH1, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the R100 (24MP) and GH1 (12MP) and the R100 (APS-C) and GH1 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor sizing.

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The R100 was revealed 14 years after the GH1 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the R100 matches up against the GH1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Canon R100 over the Panasonic GH1

 R100 GH1 
AnnouncedMay 2023July 2009More modern by 169 months
Screen resolution1040k460kCrisper screen (+580k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Canon R100

 GH1 R100 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Canon R100 and Panasonic GH1

 R100 GH1 
Focus manually Dial precise focus
Screen sizing3.00"3"Equivalent screen measurement
Touch friendly screen Neither includes Touch friendly screen

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon R100 features exterior dimensions of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") with a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs) and the Panasonic GH1 has sizing of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") and a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the R100 versus the GH1.

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R100 and GH1 is 76 and 81 respectively.

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 top view buttons comparison

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it's hard to see the difference between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The picture below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the R100 and GH1.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The R100 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Canon R100 will give you extra detail because of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more recent R100 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 sensor size comparison

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon R100 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography highlights
83
you can focus manually
good resolution (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detect focusing
delivers RAW files
59
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
MP count low (12MP)
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Street Comparison

Canon R100 Street photography information
Panasonic GH1 Street photography information
69
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
offers focus by touch
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
72
screen articulates fully
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon R100 Sports photography information
Panasonic GH1 Sports photography information
64
quiet shooting (1/4,000 seconds)
good resolution (24 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking focus
max shutter speed is low