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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25

Portability
81
Imaging
50
Features
57
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25 front
Portability
95
Imaging
40
Features
28
Overall
35

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Key Specs

Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Bump to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Released July 2009
  • Refreshed by Panasonic GH2
Panasonic TS25
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.9-5.7) lens
  • 144g - 104 x 58 x 20mm
  • Introduced January 2013
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-FT25
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Overview

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof and both are designed by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and TS25 (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and TS25 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The GH1 was launched 4 years before the TS25 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic TS25 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the GH1 grades versus the TS25 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic TS25

 GH1 TS25 
Manual focus More exact focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution460k230kClearer display (+230k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic TS25 over the Panasonic GH1

 TS25 GH1 
IntroducedJanuary 2013July 2009More recent by 42 months

Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic TS25

 GH1 TS25 
Touch friendly display Neither comes with Touch friendly display

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH1 comes with exterior 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) whilst the Panasonic TS25 has dimensions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the GH1 and the TS25.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and TS25 is 81 and 95 respectively.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH1 and TS25.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic TS25 will give greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic TS25 Portrait photography advice
60
has manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
MP count low (12MP)
30
good megapixels (16MP)
manual focus not available
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH1
Street photography with Panasonic TS25
72
fully articulated screen
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
does not have image stabilization
67
has image stabilization (Optical)
environment sealing
lighter than competition (144g)
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic TS25 Sports photography highlights
33
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 frames per second)
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (12MP)
bad battery pack (320 per charge)
lack of phase detect auto focus
42
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
environment sealing
max shutter speed is low (1/1,300 seconds)
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GH1
Travel photography with Panasonic TS25
58
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
does not have Time Lapse mode
bad battery pack (320 per charge)
MP count low (12 megapixels)
71
lighter than competition (144g)
environment sealing
good megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (25mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic GH1
Landscape photography with Panasonic TS25
55
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (12MP)
bad battery pack (320 per charge)
does not have Time Lapse mode
42
quite wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
environment sealing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
small screen (2.7 inch)
no manual control
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
Photography Glossary

Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH1
Vlogging with Panasonic TS25
72
screen is selfie friendly
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
has mic port
does not have image stabilization
31
quite wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (144g)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.9)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have mic socket
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic TS25 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic TS25
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25
Other name - Lumix DMC-FT25
Category Advanced Mirrorless Waterproof
Released 2009-07-10 2013-01-07
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine HD -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 18.89 x 14.48mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 273.5mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing 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 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Highest boosted ISO 3200 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.9-5.7
Macro focus range - 5cm
Total lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 1.9 5.9
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 2.7"
Resolution of display 460 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 8 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1300 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 10.50 m 4.40 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
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 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format AVCHD MPEG-4
Mic port
Headphone port
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 sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 385g (0.85 lbs) 144g (0.32 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") 104 x 58 x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 64 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 772 not tested
Other
Battery life 320 images 250 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Cost at launch $949 $180