Panasonic GF1 vs Sony RX100 IV

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic GF1 versus Sony RX100 IV, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GF1 (12MP) and RX100 IV (20MP) and the GF1 (Four Thirds) and RX100 IV (1") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF1 was unveiled 6 years prior to the RX100 IV and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GF1 matches up against the RX100 IV in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic GF1 Gallery and Sony RX100 IV Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF1 has got outside dimensions of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") along with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony RX100 IV has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") and a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the GF1 against the RX100 IV.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GF1 and RX100 IV is 85 and 89 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF1 and RX100 IV.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GF1 having a bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 IV will deliver greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older GF1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.