Panasonic GH1 vs Sony A6100

Below is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic GH1 and Sony A6100, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the GH1 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the GH1 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The GH1 was manufactured 11 years earlier than the A6100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick overview of how the GH1 scores against the A6100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GH1 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH1 has external measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) whilst the Sony A6100 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the GH1 compared to the A6100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GH1 and A6100 is 81 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The photograph here might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH1 and A6100.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GH1 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6100 will give you more detail due to its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older GH1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.