Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is a mirrorless camera launched on 14/10/2009.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 46 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 weights 385 gr and spans 119 x 71 x 36 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 13% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 27, ranks among the worst 17% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 66, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 53, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 14% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 9% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 12% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 54, ranks 13% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 55, ranks 15% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 219.88 GBP and 219.88 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.