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March, 2009
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Panasonic LumixDMC-GH1

Summary Panasonic DMC-GH1

Prices Price
Body only $1,300 Kit Unknown
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 23 Among similar cameras #n/a of 27
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Megapixels Help 12 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 24fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Pros

The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Low light performance Low noise at high ISO Help
772 ISO
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 24fps
Overall image quality Great overall image quality Help
64.0
Dynamic range Wide dynamic range Help
11.6 EV
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Lens availability More lenses available Help
26 lenses
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds

Cons

The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
460k dots
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12 MP
Startup delay Poor startup delay Help
1800 ms startup delay
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Thickness Thick Help
3"
Weight Heavy Help
430 g
Lowest price Very expensive Help
$1,299.99
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Announced Old Help
March, 2009
Size Quite large Help
Prosumer size 124x90x76 mm
Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
May require cleaning
Popularity Not so popular Help
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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:51 AM, December 02, 2010)
Great tip Robert, that video certainly looks incredible, like a hollywood movie!
 
Robert (9:41 PM, December 01, 2010)
I saw a few videos about a guy who modified the firmware on this camera. He got really high quality video from that! Here is the link about is http://www.eoshd.com/content/250-50Mbit-1080p-MJPEG-on-the-Panasonic-GH1