Panasonic GH1 vs Samsung WB30F

Below is a extended analysis of the Panasonic GH1 vs Samsung WB30F, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and WB30F (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and WB30F (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The GH1 was announced 4 years prior to the WB30F and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung WB30F being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the GH1 grades against the WB30F in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Samsung WB30F. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Samsung WB30F Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GH1 provides outer dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") having a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Samsung WB30F has specifications of 98mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the GH1 and the WB30F.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and WB30F is 81 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by reviewing technical specs. The graphic here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH1 and WB30F.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GH1 having a bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Samsung WB30F will offer you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be behind in sensor tech.