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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 front
Portability
83
Imaging
50
Features
73
Overall
59

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Key Specs

Panasonic GH2
(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
Panasonic LX100
(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
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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).

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The 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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Panasonic LX100

 GH2 LX100 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX100 over the Panasonic GH2

 LX100 GH2 
RevealedSeptember 2014March 2011Newer by 42 months
Screen resolution921k460kSharper screen (+461k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic LX100

 GH2 LX100 
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen dimensions3"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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and LX100 is 70 and 83 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 top view buttons comparison

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.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic LX100 Portrait photography advice
70
focusing manually
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
70
manual focus
decent megapixels (13MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH2
Street photography with Panasonic LX100
68
screen articulates fully
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
76
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
has focus via touch
great high ISO (25,600)
screen does not articulate
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Sports photography factors
Panasonic LX100 Sports photography factors
46
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking focus
max fps low (3.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
not so great battery power (330 per charge)
has no phase detect autofocus
66
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (13 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports tracking autofocus
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic LX100 as a Travel photography camera
62
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
not so great battery power (330 per charge)
75
has focus via touch
decent megapixels (13 megapixels)
reasonably wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.7)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic LX100 as a Landscape photography camera
60
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
not so great battery power (330 CIPA)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
73
manual focus
reasonably wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.7)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (13MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
great high ISO (25,600)
supports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Vlogging features
Panasonic LX100 Vlogging features
71
selfie friendly display
touchscreen capability
offers face detect autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does have mic support
lack of image stabilization
35
reasonably wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.7)
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have external microphone support
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic LX100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic LX100
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
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