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Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10

Portability
66
Imaging
52
Features
80
Overall
63
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 front
 
Pentax Optio I-10 front
Portability
93
Imaging
35
Features
24
Overall
30

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Key Specs

Panasonic GH3
(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
  • Launched September 2012
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic GH2
  • Later Model is Panasonic GH4
Pentax I-10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 153g - 101 x 65 x 28mm
  • Launched January 2010
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Overview

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH3 and Pentax I-10, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the GH3 (16MP) and I-10 (12MP) and the GH3 (Four Thirds) and I-10 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The GH3 was brought out 2 years after the I-10 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax I-10 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the GH3 grades vs the I-10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH3 over the Pentax I-10

 GH3 I-10 
LaunchedSeptember 2012January 2010Newer by 33 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution614k230kSharper display (+384k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax I-10 over the Panasonic GH3

 I-10 GH3 

Common features in the Panasonic GH3 and Pentax I-10

 GH3 I-10 
Manual focus Very exact focusing

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GH3 features outside dimensions of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") and a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) while the Pentax I-10 has specifications of 101mm x 65mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 153 grams (0.34 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic GH3 and Pentax I-10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the GH3 and the I-10.

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GH3 and I-10 is 66 and 93 respectively.

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over technical specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH3 and I-10.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH3 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic GH3 will offer extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent GH3 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Portrait photography highlights
Pentax I-10 Portrait photography highlights
71
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detection focusing
exports RAW files
27
you can focus manually
manual mode not possible
cannot use external flash
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GH3
Street photography with Pentax I-10
65
fully articulated screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
comes with touch focus
weather proofing
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
56
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GH3
Sports photography with Pentax I-10
63
high max fps (20.0 fps)
decent megapixels (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides tracking autofocus
weather proofing
better than average battery power (540 CIPA)
no image stabilization
lack of phase detect AF
31
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers tracking autofocus
low frames per second (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Travel photography details
Pentax I-10 Travel photography details
71
better than average battery power (540 shots)
weather proofing
comes with touch focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
57
flash built-in
relatively wide (28mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
resolution not great (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Landscape photography highlights
Pentax I-10 Landscape photography highlights
71
you can focus manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
decent megapixels (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
weather proofing
better than average battery power (540 per charge)
no image stabilization
36
you can focus manually
relatively wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.7")
manual mode not possible
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH3 Vlogging factors
Pentax I-10 Vlogging factors
65
selfie friendly display
touchscreen enabled
provides face detection focusing
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have external microphone socket
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition in class (550g)
28
relatively wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external microphone port
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Panasonic GH3 vs Pentax I-10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH3 and Pentax I-10
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3Pentax Optio I-10
General Information
Company Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Pentax Optio I-10
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2012-09-17 2010-01-25
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine VII FHD Prime
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 12800 6400
Lowest native ISO 200 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 23 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.9
Macro focusing range - 10cm
Number of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display size 3 inches 2.7 inches
Display resolution 614 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display tech OLED Monitor with static touch control -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 1,744 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.67x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 4 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 20.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m 4.00 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160 secs -
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 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 550g (1.21 lbs) 153g (0.34 lbs)
Dimensions 133 x 93 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") 101 x 65 x 28mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 photos -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID - D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Cost at release $799 $310