Panasonic GF1 vs Sony HX300

Below is a extended comparison of the Panasonic GF1 and Sony HX300, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the GF1 (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) and the GF1 (Four Thirds) and HX300 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The GF1 was revealed 4 years earlier than the HX300 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summation of how the GF1 matches up against the HX300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic GF1 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF1 comes with external measurements of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony HX300 has proportions of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") accompanied by a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic GF1 and Sony HX300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the GF1 compared to the HX300.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the GF1 and HX300 is 85 and 63 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over specifications. The graphic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GF1 and HX300.

Plainly, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GF1 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX300 will deliver more detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older GF1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.