Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1
Announced: 10 Jul 2009
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: 4/3 CMOS
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 385g
Physical Dimensions: 124 x 90 x 45 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen Type: 3" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
43
Overall Score
43
Image Quality
26
Speed Performance
38
Versatility
65
Comfort
Portrait

41

Portrait
Landscape

39

Landscape
Sport

37

Sport
Street

51

Street
Everyday

51

Everyday
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prospros

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • The fully articulated display allows you to manage the framing even in hard conditions

conscons

  • Warning - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 battery has only 320.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 does not support wireless connection

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and its rivals

Review compare Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 Panasonic
Lumix DMC-GH1
43 41 39 37 51 51

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is a mirrorless camera launched on 07/10/2009.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 43 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 weights 385 gr and spans 124 x 90 x 45 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-GH1 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 43, ranks among the worst 33% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 26, ranks among the worst 12% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 65, ranks among the worst 32% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 38, ranks among the worst 11% 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 15% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 13% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 37, ranks 8% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 51, ranks 8% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 51, ranks 8% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

4/3

Sensor Dimensions

18.89 x 14.48 mm

Sensor Area

273.53 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4000 x 3000

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Micro Four Thirds

Number of Lenses

90

Focal Length Multiplier

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fully articulated

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

460Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Electronic

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

100

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

60s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

10.5

Max Flash Sync

1/160s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Slow Sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

64

DxO Color Depth

21.6

DxO Dynamic Range

11.6

DxO Low Light ISO

772

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (60 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 fps) 848 x 480 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps) 320 x 240 (30 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

AVCHD

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

385g

Physical Dimensions

124 x 90 x 45 mm

Battery Life

320

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC

Storage Slots

1

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