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Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Sigma sd Quattro H front
Portability
78
Imaging
73
Features
59
Overall
67

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H 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
  • Revealed March 2011
  • Replaced the Panasonic GH1
  • Successor is Panasonic GH3
Sigma Quattro H
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - APS-H Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sigma SA Mount
  • n/ag - 147 x 95 x 91mm
  • Announced February 2016
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Overview

Below is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by companies Panasonic and Sigma. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and Quattro H (45MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and Quattro H (APS-H) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The GH2 was introduced 5 years before the Quattro H and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sigma Quattro H being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the GH2 scores vs the Quattro H with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Sigma Quattro H

 GH2 Quattro H 
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sigma Quattro H over the Panasonic GH2

 Quattro H GH2 
AnnouncedFebruary 2016March 2011More recent by 59 months
Display resolution1620k460kClearer display (+1160k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Sigma Quattro H

 GH2 Quattro H 
Manual focus Dial accurate focus
Display dimension3"3"Identical display measurement

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH2 comes with external 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 Sigma Quattro H has sizing of 147mm x 95mm x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the GH2 against the Quattro H.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the GH2 and Quattro H is 70 and 78 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it's tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specifications. The photograph underneath may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GH2 and Quattro H.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH2 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh harder and the Sigma Quattro H will provide more detail using its extra 29 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older GH2 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Portrait photography info
Sigma Quattro H Portrait photography info
70
manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
provides face detect focusing
supports RAW formats
83
has manual focus
excellent megapixels (45MP)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports face detect focusing
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Street photography factors
Sigma Quattro H Street photography factors
68
screen can move to multiple angles
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
70
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH2 as a Sports photography camera
Sigma Quattro H as a Sports photography camera
46
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
provides tracking focus
max frames per second low (3.0 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery pack (330 per charge)
lacks phase detect AF
72
excellent megapixels (45 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports tracking focus
weather sealing
has phase detect AF
painfully slow continuous shooting (3.8 fps)
lack of image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GH2
Travel photography with Sigma Quattro H
62
resolution is good (16MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
does not have Time Lapse function
terrible battery pack (330 CIPA)
65
weather sealing
excellent megapixels (45MP)
lack of Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Landscape photography info
Sigma Quattro H Landscape photography info
60
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
resolution is good (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery pack (330 shots)
does not have Time Lapse function
75
has manual focus
swap lenses (Sigma SA mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
excellent megapixels (45MP)
sensor size is good (APS-H)
supports RAW formats
weather sealing
lack of image stabilization
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Vlogging factors
Sigma Quattro H Vlogging factors
71
selfie friendly screen
built-in touchscreen
provides face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes mic jack
does not have image stabilization
26
supports face detect focusing
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
video res low ( pxls)
lack of mic port
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Panasonic GH2 vs Sigma Quattro H Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Sigma Quattro H
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Sigma sd Quattro H
General Information
Company Panasonic Sigma
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Sigma sd Quattro H
Class Advanced Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2011-03-23 2016-02-23
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine FHD Dual TRUE III
Sensor type CMOS CMOS (Foveon X3)
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-H
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 26.6 x 17.9mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 476.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 45 megapixel
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 6200 x 4152
Maximum native ISO 12800 6400
Min native ISO 160 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds Sigma SA
Available lenses 107 76
Crop factor 2.1 1.4
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 460k dot 1,620k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360k dot
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x 0.73x
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed 3.0 frames/s 3.8 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 15.60 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync no built-in flash
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/160s -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported 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) -
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 -
Video data format AVCHD, Motion JPEG -
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 442g (0.97 pounds) -
Dimensions 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") 147 x 95 x 91mm (5.8" x 3.7" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 60 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.3 not tested
DXO Low light rating 655 not tested
Other
Battery life 330 photographs -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID - BP-61
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release $1,000 $1,134