Nikon Z30 vs Panasonic GF8

Its time to look closer at the Nikon Z30 and Panasonic GF8, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Z30 (21MP) and GF8 (16MP) and the Z30 (APS-C) and GF8 (Four Thirds) use different sensor size.

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The Z30 was unveiled 6 years later than the GF8 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the Z30 matches up against the GF8 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z30 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon Z30 Gallery and Panasonic GF8 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z30 offers outer measurements of 128mm x 74mm x 60mm (5.0" x 2.9" x 2.4") having a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs) while the Panasonic GF8 has dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the Z30 versus the GF8.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z30 and GF8 is 79 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z30 and GF8.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z30 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Nikon Z30 will result in extra detail having an extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger Z30 provides an edge when it comes to sensor technology.