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Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1

Portability
90
Imaging
54
Features
62
Overall
57
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
Portability
81
Imaging
50
Features
57
Overall
52

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Key Specs

Panasonic GF8
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 266g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
  • Released February 2016
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic GF7
Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Boost to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Revealed July 2009
  • New Model is Panasonic GH2
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Overview

Here is a in-depth comparison of the Panasonic GF8 versus Panasonic GH1, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are built by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GF8 (16MP) and GH1 (12MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The GF8 was launched 6 years later than the GH1 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the GF8 matches up versus the GH1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF8 over the Panasonic GH1

 GF8 GH1 
RevealedFebruary 2016July 2009Fresher by 81 months
Display resolution1040k460kSharper display (+580k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic GF8

 GH1 GF8 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Panasonic GF8 and Panasonic GH1

 GF8 GH1 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Display size3"3"Same display dimensions

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to carry your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF8 enjoys external dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GH1 has sizing of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GF8 versus Panasonic GH1 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GF8 versus the GH1.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF8 and GH1 is 90 and 81 respectively.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GF8 and GH1.

Clearly, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic GF8 to produce more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The fresher GF8 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Portrait photography features
Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography features
65
focusing manually
decent MP (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
external flash not possible
60
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Street photography info
Panasonic GH1 Street photography info
80
screen tilts up and down
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
comes with touch to focus
above average high ISO (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
72
screen articulates fully
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GF8
Sports photography with Panasonic GH1
49
silent shutter (1/16,000s)
decent MP (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
provides tracking focus
low maximum shutter speed (1/500s)
very slow continuous shooting (5.8 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery life (230 per charge)
does not have phase detect AF
33
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
low battery power (320 shots)
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GF8
Travel photography with Panasonic GH1
66
comes with touch to focus
decent MP (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse recording
terrible battery life (230 shots)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
58
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
no Timelapse recording
low battery power (320 per charge)
sensor resolution low (12MP)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF8 Landscape photography info
Panasonic GH1 Landscape photography info
65
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
above average high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery life (230 per charge)
lack of Timelapse recording
55
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
low battery power (320 shots)
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GF8
Vlogging with Panasonic GH1
33
screen is touchscreen
provides face detect focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
lack of microphone socket
72
screen is selfie friendly
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with external microphone socket
does not have image stabilization
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Panasonic GF8 vs Panasonic GH1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF8 and Panasonic GH1
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Released 2016-02-15 2009-07-10
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine HD
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 18.89 x 14.48mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 273.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4592 x 3448 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 25600 1600
Highest boosted ISO - 3200
Lowest native ISO 200 100
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 23 -
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 107 107
Focal length multiplier 2.1 1.9
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,040 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/500 secs 1/4000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 5.8 frames per sec 3.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 5.60 m (at ISO 200) 10.50 m
Flash settings 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
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/160 secs
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 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 266 grams (0.59 lb) 385 grams (0.85 lb)
Physical dimensions 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 64
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 21.6
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.6
DXO Low light rating not tested 772
Other
Battery life 230 pictures 320 pictures
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3-shot/10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC
Card slots Single Single
Launch price $549 $949