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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30

Portability
81
Imaging
49
Features
57
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 front
Portability
66
Imaging
40
Features
32
Overall
36

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Key Specs

Panasonic GH1
(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
Panasonic LZ30
(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
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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.

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The 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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic LZ30

 GH1 LZ30 
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic LZ30 over the Panasonic GH1

 LZ30 GH1 
AnnouncedJanuary 2013July 2009More recent by 42 months

Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ30

 GH1 LZ30 
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurements
Screen resolution460k460kExact 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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and LZ30 is 81 and 66 respectively.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 top view buttons comparison

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 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic LZ30 Portrait photography highlights
59
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
32
good megapixels (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH1
Street photography with Panasonic LZ30
72
screen articulates fully
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
43
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
more heavy than competition in class (552 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Sports photography info
Panasonic LZ30 Sports photography info
32
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
terrible battery power (320 CIPA)
lacks phase detect auto focus
47
excellent zoom range (25-875mm 35.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
has tracking autofocus
great battery pack (380 shots)
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH1 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic LZ30 as a Travel photography camera
58
built-in flash
display is selfie friendly
lack of Timelapse mode
terrible battery power (320 shots)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
56
great battery pack (380 CIPA)
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (25mm)
very long reach (875mm)
no Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition in class (552g)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Landscape photography info
Panasonic LZ30 Landscape photography info
55
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
terrible battery power (320 CIPA)
lack of Timelapse mode
45
quite wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
great battery pack (380 shots)
focusing manually not possible
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
no Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH1
Vlogging with Panasonic LZ30
72
display is selfie friendly
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes microphone port
lack of image stabilization
22
quite wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external microphone port
more heavy than competition in class (552 grams)
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ30
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30
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