Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic GX1

Below, we will be evaluating the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic GX1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are designed by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and GX1 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

Photography Glossary

The GH1 was released 3 years earlier than the GX1 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GX1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the GH1 grades versus the GX1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Panasonic GX1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH1 provides external measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Panasonic GX1 has dimensions of 116mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") along with a weight of 318 grams (0.70 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic GX1 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the GH1 compared to the GX1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and GX1 is 81 and 87 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through specs. The graphic here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH1 and GX1.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Panasonic GX1 to provide more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older GH1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.