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Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80

Portability
66
Imaging
53
Features
88
Overall
67
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 front
 
Pentax Optio WS80 front
Portability
95
Imaging
33
Features
20
Overall
27

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Key Specs

Panasonic GH4
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 560g - 133 x 93 x 84mm
  • Revealed February 2014
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GH3
  • New Model is Panasonic GH5
Pentax WS80
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-175mm (F3.8-4.7) lens
  • 125g - 92 x 60 x 22mm
  • Launched August 2009
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Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic GH4 and Pentax WS80, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the GH4 (16MP) and WS80 (10MP) and the GH4 (Four Thirds) and WS80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GH4 was manufactured 4 years later than the WS80 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH4 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax WS80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the GH4 scores versus the WS80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH4 over the Pentax WS80

 GH4 WS80 
LaunchedFebruary 2014August 2009More recent by 55 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1036k230kCrisper screen (+806k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax WS80 over the Panasonic GH4

 WS80 GH4 

Common features in the Panasonic GH4 and Pentax WS80

 GH4 WS80 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH4 features exterior measurements of 133mm x 93mm x 84mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.3") along with a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Pentax WS80 has sizing of 92mm x 60mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GH4 and Pentax WS80 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view size comparison of the GH4 versus the WS80.

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH4 and WS80 is 66 and 95 respectively.

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The photograph below will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH4 and WS80.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH4 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GH4 will resolve extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern GH4 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH4 Portrait photography highlights
Pentax WS80 Portrait photography highlights
71
manual focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
features face detection focusing
exports RAW files
26
you can focus manually
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH4 as a Street photography camera
Pentax WS80 as a Street photography camera
71
screen articulates
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
supports focus by touch
weather proof
lighter than competitors (560g)
very good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
59
environment proof
lighter than competition in class (125 grams)
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH4 Sports photography highlights
Pentax WS80 Sports photography highlights
62
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000 seconds)
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
weather proof
lack of image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect AF
23
environment proof
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH4 Travel photography information
Pentax WS80 Travel photography information
77
lighter than competitors (560g)
weather proof
supports focus by touch
decent megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
61
lighter than competition in class (125 grams)
environment proof
built-in flash
sensor resolution low (10MP)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
wide angle not the best (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH4 Landscape photography information
Pentax WS80 Landscape photography information
72
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
very good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
weather proof
lack of image stabilization
31
you can focus manually
environment proof
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.8)
small screen (2.7")
no manual control
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH4 as a Vlogging camera
Pentax WS80 as a Vlogging camera
71
selfie friendly display
touchscreen
features face detection focusing
good video quality (4096 x 2160 pixels)
comes with external microphone port
lighter than competitors (560g)
lack of image stabilization
25
lighter than competition in class (125 grams)
wide angle not the best (35mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone jack
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Panasonic GH4 vs Pentax WS80 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH4 and Pentax WS80
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4Pentax Optio WS80
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Pentax Optio WS80
Class Pro Mirrorless Waterproof
Revealed 2014-02-07 2009-08-05
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine IX Prime
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 10MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 200 64
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 49 9
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 35-175mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.8-4.7
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 2.7"
Screen resolution 1,036k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech OLED -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.67x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 seconds 1/1500 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 12.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 17.00 m (at ISO 200) 3.40 m
Flash modes Auto, auto/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync/redeye reduction, forced off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/250 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p), 1280 x 720 (24p, 25p, 30p), 640 x 480 (25p, 30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution 4096x2160 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 560 grams (1.23 lbs) 125 grams (0.28 lbs)
Dimensions 133 x 93 x 84mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.3") 92 x 60 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 74 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.8 not tested
DXO Low light rating 791 not tested
Other
Battery life 500 images -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID DMW-BLF19 D-LI68
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs (single or three-shot)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC card, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $1,500 $220