Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ30

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.

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.

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.

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.