Canon Rebel
T1i
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-GF1

General

 Canon EOS Rebel T1i Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Brand
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 Canon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $470.68 $1,125.00
Announced
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 March, 2009 September, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 22.3x14.9mm Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 2x
Megapixels
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 15.1 MP 12 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO None
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 15.1 MP 12 MP
Native resolution
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 4752 x 3168 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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 22.1 µm² 20.2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 920k dots 460k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 26 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Micro Four Thirds

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 119x71x36 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 1.4"
Weight
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 520 g 330 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror None
Viewfinder size
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 0.54x n/a
Coverage
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 95% n/a

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 20fps 720p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 No No
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 None Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 n/a No
All formats
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 720p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 20fps		 480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
840 x 480 @ 30fps
720p @ 25fps
720p @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms 1400 ms
Shutter lag
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 159 ms 409 ms
Battery life
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 400 shots 400 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3.4 fps 3 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 9 23
Cross type focus points
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 1 0

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 60s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC		 SDHC
SD
MMC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 63.0 54.0
Color depth
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 21.7 bits 21.2 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.5 EV 10.3 EV
Low light performance
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 663 ISO 513 ISO