Panasonic G1 vs Panasonic LS5

Here is a detailed review of the Panasonic G1 and Panasonic LS5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Panasonic. The image resolution of the G1 (12MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is pretty well matched but the G1 (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The G1 was unveiled 3 years before the LS5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the G1 scores against the LS5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic G1 Gallery & Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G1 provides external dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") having a weight of 360 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LS5 has dimensions of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the G1 and the LS5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the G1 and LS5 is 82 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the G1 and LS5.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The G1 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic LS5 will resolve more detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older G1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.