Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 160 - 12800
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 442g - 124 x 90 x 76mm
- Announced March 2011
- Succeeded the Panasonic GH1
- Updated by Panasonic GH3
(Full Review)
- 13MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 200 - 25600
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 3840 x 2160 video
- 24-75mm (F1.7-2.8) lens
- 393g - 115 x 66 x 55mm
- Revealed September 2014
- Later Model is Panasonic LX100 II
Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Overview
Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic LX100, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are built by Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and LX100 (13MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created ImagesThe GH2 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the LX100 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.
Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the GH2 grades vs the LX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH2 Gallery and Panasonic LX100 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Panasonic LX100
GH2 | LX100 | |||
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Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Selfie screen | Take selfies | |||
Touch screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Panasonic LX100 over the Panasonic GH2
LX100 | GH2 | |||
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Revealed | September 2014 | March 2011 | Newer by 42 months | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 460k | Sharper screen (+461k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic LX100
GH2 | LX100 | |||
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Manually focus | More exact focus | |||
Screen dimensions | 3" | 3" | Equal screen dimensions |
Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Physical Comparison
In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH2 provides exterior measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Panasonic LX100 has sizing of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") having a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs).
Analyze the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic LX100 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the GH2 vs the LX100.
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and LX100 is 70 and 83 respectively.
Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specifications. The pic underneath will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GH2 and LX100.
To sum up, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Panasonic GH2 to resolve greater detail having an extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GH2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Panasonic |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 |
Category | Advanced Mirrorless | Large Sensor Compact |
Announced | 2011-03-23 | 2014-09-15 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Large Sensor Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | Venus Engine FHD | Venus Engine |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | Four Thirds |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 17.3 x 13mm |
Sensor area | 224.9mm² | 224.9mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16MP | 13MP |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4112 x 3088 |
Maximum native ISO | 12800 | 25600 |
Minimum native ISO | 160 | 200 |
RAW pictures | ||
Minimum enhanced ISO | - | 100 |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Total focus points | 23 | 49 |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-75mm (3.1x) |
Largest aperture | - | f/1.7-2.8 |
Macro focusing range | - | 3cm |
Amount of lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 460k dots | 921k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Screen tech | TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 2,764k dots |
Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.71x | 0.7x |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60 seconds | 60 seconds |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
Max silent shutter speed | - | 1/16000 seconds |
Continuous shutter rate | 3.0fps | 11.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | 15.60 m | 7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100) |
Flash options | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Max flash synchronize | 1/160 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (24, 30, 60fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps) | 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 |
Maximum video resolution | 1920x1080 | 3840x2160 |
Video data format | AVCHD, Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 442g (0.97 lbs) | 393g (0.87 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") | 115 x 66 x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | 60 | 67 |
DXO Color Depth rating | 21.2 | 22.3 |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 11.3 | 12.5 |
DXO Low light rating | 655 | 553 |
Other | ||
Battery life | 330 photos | 300 photos |
Type of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) |
Card slots | Single | Single |
Launch price | $1,000 | $800 |