Panasonic GH1 vs Sony NEX-F3

Here is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic GH1 vs Sony NEX-F3, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and NEX-F3 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor size.

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The GH1 was launched 4 years prior to the NEX-F3 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the GH1 grades against the NEX-F3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 & Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GH1 Gallery & Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic GH1 enjoys physical 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) and the Sony NEX-F3 has specifications of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the GH1 against the NEX-F3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and NEX-F3 is 81 and 86 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by going through specs. The photograph below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GH1 and NEX-F3.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GH1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony NEX-F3 will produce extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older GH1 will be behind in sensor technology.