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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10

Portability
81
Imaging
49
Features
57
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10 front
Portability
88
Imaging
53
Features
72
Overall
60

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Key Specs

Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Expand to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Later Model is Panasonic GH2
Panasonic LX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-72mm (F1.4-2.8) lens
  • 310g - 106 x 60 x 42mm
  • Released September 2016
  • Alternative Name is Lumix DMC-LX15
  • Superseded the Panasonic LX7
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Overview

On this page, we will be reviewing the Panasonic GH1 versus Panasonic LX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and LX10 (1") provide different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was released 8 years prior to the LX10 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GH1 scores vs the LX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic LX10

 GH1 LX10 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX10 over the Panasonic GH1

 LX10 GH1 
ReleasedSeptember 2016July 2009More recent by 87 months
Screen resolution1040k460kSharper screen (+580k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LX10

 GH1 LX10 
Manual focus More accurate focusing
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH1 comes with external measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") and a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Panasonic LX10 has proportions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic GH1 versus Panasonic LX10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the GH1 compared to the LX10.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and LX10 is 81 and 88 respectively.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Sensor Comparison

Often, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GH1 and LX10.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic LX10 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GH1 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography details
Panasonic LX10 Portrait photography details
59
you can focus manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
resolution not great (12MP)
65
you can focus manually
MP count good (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
includes face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH1
Street photography with Panasonic LX10
72
fully articulated screen
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
85
tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
supports focus by touch
lighter than competition (310 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Sports photography details
Panasonic LX10 Sports photography details
32
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
resolution not great (12MP)
terrible battery pack (320 shots)
has no phase detect AF
62
quiet shooting (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
includes tracking autofocus
terrible battery pack (260 shots)
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GH1
Travel photography with Panasonic LX10
58
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
no Timelapse recording
terrible battery pack (320 CIPA)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
75
lighter than competition (310 grams)
supports focus by touch
MP count good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.4)
terrible battery pack (260 CIPA)
does not feature selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Landscape photography information
Panasonic LX10 Landscape photography information
55
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
good sized screen (3 inch)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
resolution not great (12MP)
terrible battery pack (320 per charge)
no Timelapse recording
70
you can focus manually
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.4)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
terrible battery pack (260 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Vlogging information
Panasonic LX10 Vlogging information
72
selfie friendly display
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
has microphone jack
does not have image stabilization
38
fairly wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f1.4)
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detection autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competition (310 grams)
does not feature selfie friendly display
missing external mic jack
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LX10
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10
Also called as - Lumix DMC-LX15
Category Advanced Mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2009-07-10 2016-09-19
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine HD -
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor dimensions 18.89 x 14.48mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 273.5mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4000 x 3000 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max enhanced ISO 3200 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 125
RAW pictures
Minimum enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 49
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-72mm (3.0x)
Largest aperture - f/1.4-2.8
Macro focusing distance - 3cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 1.9 2.7
Screen
Range of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 460 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Max quiet shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.50 m 12.10 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto w/ red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On w/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash sync 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 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) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format AVCHD MP4, H.264, AAC
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 385 grams (0.85 lb) 310 grams (0.68 lb)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") 106 x 60 x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 64 20
DXO Color Depth rating 21.6 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.6 12.5
DXO Low light rating 772 581
Other
Battery life 320 photographs 260 photographs
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 sec (3 shots))
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots One One
Retail pricing $949 $700