Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1
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Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Key Specs
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- 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
(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

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.

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.

Canon R100 vs Panasonic GH1 Gallery
The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS R100 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. The full galleries are viewable at Canon R100 Gallery & Panasonic GH1 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Canon R100 over the Panasonic GH1
R100 | GH1 | |||
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Announced | May 2023 | ![]() | July 2009 | More modern by 169 months |
Screen resolution | 1040k | ![]() | 460k | Crisper screen (+580k dot) |
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Canon R100
GH1 | R100 | |||
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Screen type | Fully Articulated | ![]() | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Canon R100 and Panasonic GH1
R100 | GH1 | |||
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Focus manually | ![]() | Dial precise focus | ||
Screen sizing | 3.00" | ![]() | 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).
See the Canon R100 and Panasonic GH1 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.
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.

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

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 Screen and ViewFinder


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