Panasonic G1 vs Panasonic G7

Here is a in depth review of the Panasonic G1 and Panasonic G7, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both designed by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the G1 (12MP) and G7 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The G1 was announced 7 years before the G7 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the G1 scores versus the G7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic G1 comes with outside dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 360 grams (0.79 lbs) and the Panasonic G7 has sizing of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the G1 against the G7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G1 and G7 is 82 and 71 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The visual underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the G1 and G7.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Panasonic G7 to result in more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older G1 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.