Nikon
D7000
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-GH2

General

 Nikon D7000 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Brand
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 Nikon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $896.95 $2,099.00
Announced
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 September, 2010 September, 2010

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 23.6x15.6mm Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm
Crop factor
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 1.5x 2.1x
Megapixels
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 16.1 MP 15.9 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 25,600 ISO 12,800 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 16.1 MP 15.9 MP
Native resolution
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 4928 x 3262 4608 x 3456
Pixel size
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 22.9 µm² 14.1 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 Yes
Flips out
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 No Yes
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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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Nikon F Micro Four Thirds

Form factor
Size
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 132x105x77 mm 124x90x76 mm
Depth
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 3" 3"
Weight
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 780 g 444 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 Yes No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentaprism Digital
Viewfinder size
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 0.62x Unknown
Coverage
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 100% Unknown

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 1080p @ 60fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes Yes
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 Yes Yes
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 Yes Yes
All formats
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 1080p @ 24fps
720p @ 30fps
720p @ 24fps
640 x 424 @ 30fps		 320 x 240 @ 30fps
848 x 480 @ 30fps
1080p @ 24fps
720p @ 30fps
1080p @ 60fps
480p @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No Yes
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 1100 ms
Shutter lag
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 238 ms 273 ms
Battery life
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 1050 shots 330 shots
Continuous shooting
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 6 fps 5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 39 23
Cross type focus points
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 9 0

Shutter
Max
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 1/8000s 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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 2 1
Supported formats
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 SDHC
SD
SDXC
SDHC
SDXC
SD		 SD
SDHC
SDXC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 80.0 60.0
Color depth
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 23.5 bits 21.2 bits
Dynamic range
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 13.9 EV 11.3 EV
Low light performance
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 1,167 ISO 655 ISO