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Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3

Portability
90
Imaging
53
Features
66
Overall
58
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 front
Portability
66
Imaging
52
Features
80
Overall
63

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Key Specs

Panasonic GF7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1/16000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 266g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
  • Introduced February 2015
  • Old Model is Panasonic GF6
  • Replacement is Panasonic GF8
Panasonic GH3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 550g - 133 x 93 x 82mm
  • Revealed September 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GH2
  • Refreshed by Panasonic GH4
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Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Overview

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are offered by Panasonic. The resolution of the GF7 (16MP) and the GH3 (16MP) is pretty comparable and both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The GF7 was revealed 2 years after the GH3 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the GF7 scores versus the GH3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF7 over the Panasonic GH3

 GF7 GH3 
RevealedFebruary 2015September 2012Newer by 29 months
Screen resolution1040k614kCrisper screen (+426k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic GH3 over the Panasonic GF7

 GH3 GF7 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Panasonic GF7 and Panasonic GH3

 GF7 GH3 
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Screen size3"3"Same screen dimensions
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF7 has outer dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Panasonic GH3 has sizing of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") having a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the GF7 against the GH3.

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the GF7 and GH3 is 90 and 66 respectively.

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Sensor Comparison

Often, it's difficult to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by seeing a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GF7 and GH3.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size and the same exact resolution therefore you should expect comparable quality of images although you will want to take the production date of the cameras into account. The fresher GF7 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF7 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic GH3 as a Portrait photography camera
65
focusing manually
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detect focusing
saves RAW files
no external flash support
71
focusing manually
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GF7
Street photography with Panasonic GH3
80
tilting screen
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
provides focus by touch
very good high ISO (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
65
fully articulated screen
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
provides touch focus
weather sealing
does not have image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF7 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic GH3 Sports photography highlights
51
high shutter speed (1/16,000s)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking focus
continuous shooting slow (5.8 fps)
lack of image stabilization
bad battery (230 CIPA)
has no phase detect AF
63
max fps high (20.0 fps)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
weather sealing
great battery (540 shots)
does not have image stabilization
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF7 Travel photography features
Panasonic GH3 Travel photography features
70
provides focus by touch
decent megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
bad battery (230 per charge)
screen isn't selfie friendly
71
great battery (540 per charge)
weather sealing
provides touch focus
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
more heavy than competition in class (550 grams)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF7 Landscape photography features
Panasonic GH3 Landscape photography features
69
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
very good high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW files
lack of image stabilization
bad battery (230 per charge)
71
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
weather sealing
great battery (540 shots)
does not have image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GF7
Vlogging with Panasonic GH3
33
screen is touchscreen
offers face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
missing mic port
65
screen is selfie friendly
built-in touchscreen
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have external microphone support
does not have image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (550 grams)
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Panasonic GF7 vs Panasonic GH3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF7 and Panasonic GH3
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2015-02-01 2012-09-17
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine VII FHD
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4592 x 3448 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 25600 12800
Minimum native ISO 200 200
RAW images
Minimum boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 23 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 107 107
Crop factor 2.1 2.1
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fully Articulated
Display sizing 3" 3"
Display resolution 1,040k dots 614k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech - OLED Monitor with static touch control
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,744k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.67x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/16000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 5.8fps 20.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.00 m (at ISO 100) 12.00 m
Flash options Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, flash on, flash on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, flash off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/160 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 266g (0.59 lb) 550g (1.21 lb)
Physical dimensions 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") 133 x 93 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 71
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.7
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.4
DXO Low light score not tested 812
Other
Battery life 230 photographs 540 photographs
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3-shot/10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $308 $799