Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic XS1

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic GH1 versus Panasonic XS1, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are sold by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and XS1 (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and XS1 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizes.

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The GH1 was unveiled 4 years before the XS1 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic XS1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GH1 scores versus the XS1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Panasonic XS1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH1 enjoys outer measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") along with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Panasonic XS1 has measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 14mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.6") with a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the GH1 versus the XS1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and XS1 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH1 and XS1.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GH1 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic XS1 will resolve more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GH1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.