Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Four thirds, 12 MP, 3.0"

Summary Panasonic DMC-GH1

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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

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The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Lens availability More lenses available Help
40 lenses
External mic jack External mic jack Help
Record higher quality audio with a microphone
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies

Cons

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The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12 MP
Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
1800 ms startup delay
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
0
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Size Quite large Help
Prosumer size 124x90x76 mm
Thickness Thick Help
3"
Weight Heavy Help
430 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
460k dots
Color depth Less color depth Help
21.6 bits
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3 fps
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
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Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
March, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
May require cleaning

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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