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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70

Portability
81
Imaging
50
Features
57
Overall
52
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 front
Portability
87
Imaging
47
Features
70
Overall
56

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Key Specs

Panasonic GH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Increase to 3200)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
  • Launched July 2009
  • Successor is Panasonic GH2
Panasonic ZS70
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Expand to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 322g - 112 x 67 x 41mm
  • Introduced April 2017
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-TZ90
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS60
  • Replacement is Panasonic ZS80
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Overview

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and ZS70 (20MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and ZS70 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor size.

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The GH1 was launched 8 years before the ZS70 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the GH1 matches up against the ZS70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Panasonic ZS70

 GH1 ZS70 
Display typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating display

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS70 over the Panasonic GH1

 ZS70 GH1 
IntroducedApril 2017July 2009Fresher by 94 months
Display resolution1040k460kClearer display (+580k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic ZS70

 GH1 ZS70 
Manual focus More exact focusing
Display size3"3"Same display size
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Physical Comparison

If you are aiming to carry your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH1 enjoys 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 ZS70 has proportions of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the GH1 compared to the ZS70.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the GH1 and ZS70 is 81 and 87 respectively.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over specs. The graphic underneath may give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH1 and ZS70.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GH1 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS70 will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic GH1
Portrait photography with Panasonic ZS70
60
has manual focus
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
54
you can focus manually
good resolution (20MP)
includes face detect autofocus
exports RAW formats
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Street photography factors
Panasonic ZS70 Street photography factors
72
screen articulates
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
no image stabilization
76
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
has focus by touch
very small sensor (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Sports photography advice
Panasonic ZS70 Sports photography advice
33
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
max frames per second low (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
not so great battery (320 CIPA)
does not have phase detect AF
61
long zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
quiet mode (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
includes tracking focus
better than average battery power (380 CIPA)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Travel photography details
Panasonic ZS70 Travel photography details
58
built-in flash
selfie friendly screen
lack of Time Lapse recording
not so great battery (320 shots)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
79
better than average battery power (380 shots)
has focus by touch
good resolution (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
quite wide (24mm)
very long reach (720mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Landscape photography details
Panasonic ZS70 Landscape photography details
55
has manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
not so great battery (320 shots)
lack of Time Lapse recording
62
you can focus manually
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (380 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH1 Vlogging factors
Panasonic ZS70 Vlogging factors
72
selfie friendly screen
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes mic socket
no image stabilization
74
quite wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detect autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
lack of microphone support
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Panasonic GH1 vs Panasonic ZS70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH1 and Panasonic ZS70
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
Also Known as - Lumix DMC-TZ90
Category Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2009-07-10 2017-04-19
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine HD Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 18.89 x 14.48mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 273.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
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 5184 x 3888
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Highest boosted ISO 3200 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 49
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-720mm (30.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range - 3cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 1.9 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 460k dots 1,040k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.46x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 10.50 m 5.60 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
WB 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) 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 385g (0.85 lbs) 322g (0.71 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") 112 x 67 x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6")
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 380 images
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 3 shots / 10 secs)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots One One
Price at launch $949 $450