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Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1

Portability
59
Imaging
84
Features
77
Overall
81
Fujifilm GFX 50R front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 front
Portability
85
Imaging
47
Features
47
Overall
47

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Key Specs

Fujifilm GFX 50R
(Full Review)
  • 51MP - Medium format Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Increase to 102400)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Fujifilm G Mount
  • 775g - 161 x 97 x 66mm
  • Released September 2018
Panasonic GF1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 119 x 71 x 36mm
  • Announced October 2009
  • Replacement is Panasonic GF2
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Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm GFX 50R versus Panasonic GF1, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm GFX 50R (51MP) and GF1 (12MP) and the Fujifilm GFX 50R (Medium format) and GF1 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm GFX 50R was launched 9 years later than the GF1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the Fujifilm GFX 50R scores vs the GF1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm GFX 50R over the Panasonic GF1

 Fujifilm GFX 50R GF1 
AnnouncedSeptember 2018October 2009Fresher by 109 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3.2"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2360k460kCrisper screen (+1900k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic GF1 over the Fujifilm GFX 50R

 GF1 Fujifilm GFX 50R 

Common features in the Fujifilm GFX 50R and Panasonic GF1

 Fujifilm GFX 50R GF1 
Focus manually More precise focusing
Selfie screen No selfie screen

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and size. The Fujifilm GFX 50R provides outer dimensions of 161mm x 97mm x 66mm (6.3" x 3.8" x 2.6") and a weight of 775 grams (1.71 lbs) and the Panasonic GF1 has specifications of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm GFX 50R versus Panasonic GF1 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm GFX 50R and the GF1.

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm GFX 50R and GF1 is 59 and 85 respectively.

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it can be difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizing only by looking at technical specs. The graphic underneath might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm GFX 50R and GF1.

As you can tell, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm GFX 50R featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Fujifilm GFX 50R will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 39MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm GFX 50R will have a benefit in sensor technology.

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Portrait photography features
Panasonic GF1 Portrait photography features
90
focusing manually
excellent MP (51MP)
great sensor size (Medium format)
offers face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
60
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports face detection autofocus
exports RAW formats
low resolution sensor (12MP)
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Street photography features
Panasonic GF1 Street photography features
73
screen tilts up and down
great sensor size (Medium format)
exports RAW files
features touch to focus
environment proof
lack of image stabilization
64
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
no moving screen
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Sports photography advice
Panasonic GF1 Sports photography advice
69
quiet shutter (1/16,000s)
excellent MP (51 megapixels)
great sensor size (Medium format)
offers tracking focus
environment proof
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (400 shots)
lacks phase detect autofocus
44
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
max frames per second very slow (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
lacks phase detect autofocus
Photography Glossary

Travel Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Travel photography details
Panasonic GF1 Travel photography details
67
environment proof
supports bluetooth
features touch to focus
excellent MP (51MP)
terrible battery power (400 shots)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
59
better than average battery power (380 per charge)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse recording
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Landscape photography features
Panasonic GF1 Landscape photography features
79
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Fujifilm G mount)
screen size is good (3.2 inch)
excellent MP (51MP)
great sensor size (Medium format)
exports RAW files
environment proof
2 card slots
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (400 CIPA)
60
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (380 shots)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (12MP)
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm GFX 50R Vlogging advice
Panasonic GF1 Vlogging advice
33
touch screen
offers face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with microphone support
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
25
supports face detection autofocus
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external microphone support
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Fujifilm GFX 50R vs Panasonic GF1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm GFX 50R and Panasonic GF1
 Fujifilm GFX 50RPanasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
General Information
Company FujiFilm Panasonic
Model type Fujifilm GFX 50R Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Class Pro Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Released 2018-09-25 2009-10-14
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip X Processor Pro Venus Engine HD
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Medium format Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 44 x 33mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 1,452.0mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 51 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 8256 x 6192 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest boosted ISO 102400 -
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Lowest boosted ISO 50 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 117 23
Lens
Lens mount type Fujifilm G Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 12 107
Crop factor 0.8 2.1
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3.2 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 2,360 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen tech - TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 3,690 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.97x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 360 seconds 60 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 6.00 m
Flash options Auto, standard, slow sync, manual, off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/125 seconds 1/160 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 AVCHD Lite
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 775 grams (1.71 pounds) 385 grams (0.85 pounds)
Dimensions 161 x 97 x 66mm (6.3" x 3.8" x 2.6") 119 x 71 x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 54
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 21.2
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 10.3
DXO Low light rating not tested 513
Other
Battery life 400 pictures 380 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-T125 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC (dual slots, UHS-II supported) SD/SDHC/MMC
Card slots Dual 1
Launch pricing $4,499 $400