Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax K-3 II

The following is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GH1 versus Pentax K-3 II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and K-3 II (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was introduced 6 years before the K-3 II which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a short view of how the GH1 matches up vs the K-3 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Pentax K-3 II. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH1 provides exterior 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) whilst the Pentax K-3 II has proportions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the GH1 against the K-3 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and K-3 II is 81 and 59 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading specs. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GH1 and K-3 II.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH1 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Pentax K-3 II will offer you more detail using its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos far more aggressively. The more aged GH1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.