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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40

Portability
81
Imaging
49
Features
57
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 front
Portability
67
Imaging
45
Features
35
Overall
41

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Key Specs

Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Boost to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Revealed July 2009
  • Replacement is Panasonic GH2
Panasonic LZ40
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Raise to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 22-924mm (F3.0-6.5) lens
  • 524g - 126 x 87 x 94mm
  • Launched January 2014
  • Previous Model is Panasonic LZ30
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Overview

The following is a thorough review of the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ40, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and LZ40 (20MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and LZ40 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was brought out 5 years prior to the LZ40 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the GH1 grades versus the LZ40 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic LZ40

 GH1 LZ40 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic LZ40 over the Panasonic GH1

 LZ40 GH1 
LaunchedJanuary 2014July 2009Newer by 54 months

Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ40

 GH1 LZ40 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Screen resolution460k460kSame screen resolution
Touch screen Neither offers Touch screen

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH1 offers outer dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ40 has sizing of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ40 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the GH1 compared to the LZ40.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and LZ40 is 81 and 67 respectively.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its tough to envision the gap in sensor dimensions just by checking out technical specs. The pic below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH1 and LZ40.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH1 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic LZ40 will produce more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged GH1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography info
Panasonic LZ40 Portrait photography info
59
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
low MP (12 megapixels)
40
good resolution (20 megapixels)
provides face detection focusing
no manual focus
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Street photography details
Panasonic LZ40 Street photography details
72
screen can move to multiple angles
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
45
has image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
heavier than average (524 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Sports photography information
Panasonic LZ40 Sports photography information
32
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
max frames per second low (3.0 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12 megapixels)
terrible battery life (320 shots)
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
47
great zoom range (22-924mm 42.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
provides tracking autofocus
low fps (1.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Travel photography features
Panasonic LZ40 Travel photography features
58
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
lack of Time Lapse function
terrible battery life (320 per charge)
low MP (12 megapixels)
55
good resolution (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
fairly wide (22mm)
great reach (924mm)
no Time Lapse recording
heavier than average (524g)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Landscape photography info
Panasonic LZ40 Landscape photography info
55
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
low MP (12 megapixels)
terrible battery life (320 per charge)
lack of Time Lapse function
44
fairly wide (22mm)
good sized screen (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH1
Vlogging with Panasonic LZ40
72
selfie friendly screen
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes external mic port
does not have image stabilization
27
fairly wide (22mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focusing
does have external mic port
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
display is not selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
heavier than average (524g)
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic LZ40
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2009-07-10 2014-01-06
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 dimensions 18.89 x 14.48mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 273.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 5152 x 3864
Highest native ISO 1600 1600
Highest boosted ISO 3200 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 22-924mm (42.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.0-6.5
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 1.9 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 460k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 15 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1500 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 10.50 m 10.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported 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 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p), 320 x 240 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format AVCHD Motion JPEG
Mic 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
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 385 grams (0.85 lbs) 524 grams (1.16 lbs)
Dimensions 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") 126 x 87 x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 images 320 images
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Retail cost $949 $219