Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax K-500

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax K-500, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and K-500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was brought out 5 years before the K-500 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the GH1 scores vs the K-500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and Pentax K-500. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH1 Gallery and Pentax K-500 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH1 offers outer measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") and a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Pentax K-500 has dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic GH1 vs Pentax K-500 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the GH1 compared to the K-500.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the GH1 and K-500 is 81 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The graphic here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH1 and K-500.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH1 because of its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-500 will resolve extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.