Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax Efina

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax Efina, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. The image resolution of the GH1 (12MP) and the Efina (14MP) is very comparable but the GH1 (Four Thirds) and Efina (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was introduced 4 years earlier than the Efina and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the GH1 matches up vs the Efina in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Pentax Efina. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH1 has got outside dimensions 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 Pentax Efina has measurements of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax Efina in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the GH1 vs the Efina.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the GH1 and Efina is 81 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The visual underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GH1 and Efina.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH1 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Pentax Efina will produce greater detail using its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The older GH1 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.