Nikon
D5000
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-G1

General

 Nikon D5000 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Brand
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 Nikon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $879.95 $489.90
Announced
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 April, 2009 September, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 23.6x15.8mm Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm
Crop factor
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 1.5x 2x
Megapixels
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 12.2 MP 12 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 6,400 ISO 3,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.2 MP 12 MP
Native resolution
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 4288 x 2848 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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 30.5 µm² 20.2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.7" 3.0"
Resolution
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 230k dots 460k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 Yes No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 169 lenses 26 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 No Yes
Lens mount
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 Nikon F Micro Four Thirds

Form factor
Size
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 127x104x80 mm 124x84x45 mm
Depth
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 3.1" 1.8"
Weight
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 590 g 430 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 Digital
Viewfinder size
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 0.51x Unknown
Coverage
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 95% Unknown

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 24fps None
Supports 24p
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 Yes n/a
High-speed framerate
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 None n/a
External mic jack
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 No n/a
Autofocus
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 Unknown None
All formats
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 720p @ 24fps n/a

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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 400 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 276 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 510 shots Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 4 fps 3 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 11 Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 1 Unknown

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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 72.0 53.0
Color depth
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 22.7 bits 21.1 bits
Dynamic range
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 12.5 EV 10.3 EV
Low light performance
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 868 ISO 463 ISO