Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 1600 (Increase to 3200)
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
- Launched July 2009
- New Model is Panasonic GH2
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-875mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
- 552g - 124 x 84 x 92mm
- Announced January 2013
- Succeeded the Panasonic LZ20
- Newer Model is Panasonic LZ40
Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Overview
Below is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ30, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and LZ30 (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and LZ30 (1/2.3") offer different sensor measurements.
Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next monthThe GH1 was announced 4 years before the LZ30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.
Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the GH1 scores versus the LZ30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Panasonic LZ30 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic LZ30
GH1 | LZ30 | |||
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Manual focus | Dial exact focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Selfie screen | Take selfies |
Reasons to pick Panasonic LZ30 over the Panasonic GH1
LZ30 | GH1 | |||
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Announced | January 2013 | July 2009 | More recent by 42 months |
Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ30
GH1 | LZ30 | |||
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Screen size | 3" | 3" | Same screen measurements | |
Screen resolution | 460k | 460k | Exact same screen resolution | |
Touch screen | Lacking Touch screen |
Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Physical Comparison
In case you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH1 enjoys exterior 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 LZ30 has sizing of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") and a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).
Take a look at the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ30 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the GH1 and the LZ30.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and LZ30 is 81 and 66 respectively.
Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GH1 and LZ30.
As you have seen, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH1 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic LZ30 will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.
Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Panasonic |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 |
Category | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Launched | 2009-07-10 | 2013-01-07 |
Body design | SLR-style mirrorless | SLR-like (bridge) |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | Venus Engine HD | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 18.89 x 14.48mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 273.5mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | - |
Peak resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4608 x 3456 |
Highest native ISO | 1600 | 6400 |
Highest enhanced ISO | 3200 | - |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW files | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detect autofocus | ||
Contract detect autofocus | ||
Phase detect autofocus | ||
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 25-875mm (35.0x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.0-5.9 |
Macro focusing distance | - | 1cm |
Amount of lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 1.9 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Range of display | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of display | 460 thousand dot | 460 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Display tech | - | TFT LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60 seconds | 15 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shutter speed | 3.0 frames per sec | 1.0 frames per sec |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | 10.50 m | 4.40 m |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash sync | 1/160 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
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) | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Highest video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1280x720 |
Video data format | AVCHD | Motion JPEG |
Microphone jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 385g (0.85 lb) | 552g (1.22 lb) |
Physical dimensions | 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") | 124 x 84 x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 64 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 21.6 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 11.6 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 772 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 320 shots | 380 shots |
Battery form | Battery Pack | AA |
Battery ID | - | 4 x AA |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec) | Yes (2 0r 10 sec) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Cost at release | $949 | $230 |