Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40
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Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 200 - 12800
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 550g - 133 x 93 x 82mm
- Revealed September 2012
- Succeeded the Panasonic GH2
- Replacement is Panasonic GH4
(Full Review)
- 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 3200 (Boost to 6400)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
- 240g - 111 x 64 x 34mm
- Revealed January 2014
- Alternate Name is Lumix DMC-TZ60
- Superseded the Panasonic ZS35
- Renewed by Panasonic ZS45
Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Overview
Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic GH3 and Panasonic ZS40, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Panasonic. The resolution of the GH3 (16MP) and the ZS40 (18MP) is very comparable but the GH3 (Four Thirds) and ZS40 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music videoThe GH3 was unveiled 15 months earlier than the ZS40 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS40 being a Compact camera.
Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the GH3 scores vs the ZS40 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Gallery
Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GH3 Gallery and Panasonic ZS40 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH3 over the Panasonic ZS40
GH3 | ZS40 | |||
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Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating display | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies | |||
Touch friendly display | Easily navigate |
Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS40 over the Panasonic GH3
ZS40 | GH3 | |||
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Revealed | January 2014 | September 2012 | More recent by 15 months | |
Display resolution | 920k | 614k | Sharper display (+306k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic GH3 and Panasonic ZS40
GH3 | ZS40 | |||
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Manually focus | Very exact focus | |||
Display dimension | 3" | 3" | Identical display dimensions |
Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Physical Comparison
In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH3 provides external dimensions of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS40 has proportions of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).
Take a look at the Panasonic GH3 and Panasonic ZS40 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the GH3 against the ZS40.
Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the GH3 and ZS40 is 66 and 90 respectively.
Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Sensor Comparison
Generally, it is very tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GH3 and ZS40.
As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GH3 using its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS40 will show greater detail having an extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older GH3 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.
Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic GH3 vs Panasonic ZS40 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Panasonic |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 |
Also called | - | Lumix DMC-TZ60 |
Class | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Revealed | 2012-09-17 | 2014-01-06 |
Body design | SLR-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | Venus Engine VII FHD | Venus Engine |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 16 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4896 x 3672 |
Max native ISO | 12800 | 3200 |
Max boosted ISO | - | 6400 |
Minimum native ISO | 200 | 100 |
RAW data | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch to focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detect autofocus | ||
Contract detect autofocus | ||
Phase detect autofocus | ||
Total focus points | 23 | 23 |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-720mm (30.0x) |
Maximum aperture | - | f/3.3-6.4 |
Macro focusing range | - | 3cm |
Amount of lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Display type | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display size | 3 inches | 3 inches |
Display resolution | 614k dot | 920k dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch function | ||
Display technology | OLED Monitor with static touch control | TFT LCD with AR coating |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | 1,744k dot | 200k dot |
Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.67x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 seconds | 4 seconds |
Highest shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shooting speed | 20.0 frames per second | 10.0 frames per second |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Change white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash distance | 12.00 m | 6.40 m |
Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash sync | 1/160 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps | 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/30p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p), 640 x 480 (30p) |
Max video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Mic input | ||
Headphone input | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 550 grams (1.21 lbs) | 240 grams (0.53 lbs) |
Dimensions | 133 x 93 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") | 111 x 64 x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | 71 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | 22.7 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | 12.4 | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | 812 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 540 images | 300 images |
Battery format | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal |
Storage slots | One | One |
Pricing at launch | $799 | $450 |