Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic LZ40

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.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Panasonic LZ40 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.