Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Four thirds, 12 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Panasonic DMC-GH1

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $450
        Kit
        Unknown
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 18
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 46
        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

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        The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        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
        Longest exposure Long exposures Help
        60 seconds
        Supports 24p 24p movies Help
        For that film look
        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

        Cons

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        The Panasonic DMC-GH1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
        64.0
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Color depth Less color depth Help
        21.6 bits
        Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
        11.6 EV
        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
        Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
        336 ms shutter lag
        3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
        No 3d support
        Size Quite large Help
        Prosumer size 124x90x76 mm
        Thickness Thick Help
        3"
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3 fps
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        23
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        0
        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
        Weight Heavy Help
        430 g
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second

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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