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Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000

Portability
85
Imaging
47
Features
47
Overall
47
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 front
 
Samsung NX1000 front
Portability
90
Imaging
62
Features
60
Overall
61

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Key Specs

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
  • Revealed October 2009
  • Later Model is Panasonic GF2
Samsung NX1000
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 222g - 114 x 63 x 37mm
  • Announced April 2012
  • Successor is Samsung NX1100
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Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Overview

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by brands Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GF1 (12MP) and NX1000 (20MP) and the GF1 (Four Thirds) and NX1000 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The GF1 was brought out 3 years before the NX1000 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the GF1 matches up versus the NX1000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF1 over the Samsung NX1000

 GF1 NX1000 

Reasons to pick Samsung NX1000 over the Panasonic GF1

 NX1000 GF1 
AnnouncedApril 2012October 2009Fresher by 30 months
Screen resolution921k460kClearer screen (+461k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GF1 and Samsung NX1000

 GF1 NX1000 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurement
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither offers Touch friendly screen

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic GF1 offers outside dimensions of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Samsung NX1000 has specifications of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the GF1 against the NX1000.

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF1 and NX1000 is 85 and 90 respectively.

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The graphic underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GF1 and NX1000.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GF1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh trickier and the Samsung NX1000 will result in extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older GF1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF1 Portrait photography information
Samsung NX1000 Portrait photography information
60
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
resolution not great (12MP)
77
has manual focus
decent megapixels (20MP)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
features face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF1 as a Street photography camera
Samsung NX1000 as a Street photography camera
64
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
73
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
lighter than competitors in class (222g)
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF1 as a Sports photography camera
Samsung NX1000 as a Sports photography camera
44
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (12MP)
has no phase detect auto focus
56
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
lack of image stabilization
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF1 Travel photography highlights
Samsung NX1000 Travel photography highlights
59
better than average battery power (380 shots)
built-in flash
no Timelapse recording
resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
68
lighter than competitors in class (222 grams)
decent megapixels (20MP)
does not have Time Lapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF1 Landscape photography factors
Samsung NX1000 Landscape photography factors
60
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
lack of image stabilization
resolution not great (12MP)
no Timelapse recording
71
has manual focus
swap lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF1 Vlogging highlights
Samsung NX1000 Vlogging highlights
25
has face detection focus
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
video res low (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external microphone support
34
features face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors in class (222 grams)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
does not have external mic port
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Panasonic GF1 vs Samsung NX1000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF1 and Samsung NX1000
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1Samsung NX1000
General Information
Company Panasonic Samsung
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Samsung NX1000
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Revealed 2009-10-14 2012-04-19
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine HD -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4000 x 3000 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 3200 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 15
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Amount of lenses 107 32
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 460 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames/s 8.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.00 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain, Smart Flash, Manual
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/160s 1/180s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1920 x 810 (24 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format AVCHD Lite MPEG-4, H.264
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 385g (0.85 lbs) 222g (0.49 lbs)
Dimensions 119 x 71 x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") 114 x 63 x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 54 72
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 22.8
DXO Dynamic range score 10.3 12.4
DXO Low light score 513 840
Other
Battery life 380 pictures 320 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - BC1030
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 sec to 30 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/MMC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Cost at release $400 $388