Panasonic GH1 vs Canon 500D / Canon T1i
It is time for a small comparison between the two competitor. The Panasonic GH1 and Canon 5ooT1i /500D
| Pansonic GH1 | Canon 500d |
| 12 MP | 15 MP |
| 1.500$ with 14-140 kit lens | 900$ with 18-55 kit lens |
| 3.0″ TFT LCD monitor 460,000 dots | 3.0″ VGA screen 920,000 dots (NO swifel) |
| 23-Area-Focusing/1 Area Focusing (inc. Face Detection) | 9 Point AF (inc. Face Detection for AF) |
| video mode (1920 x 1080 24p and 720 60p/30p) | video mode (1920 x 1080 20p and 720 30p) |
| Sensitivity (100-3200 ISO) | Sensitivity (100-3200 ISO expandable to 12.800) |
What surprised me a lot is to see that Canon choose a 20fps in 1080 format. it is a nonsense format because it doesn’t come to the standard minimum which is 24p. You will see a lot of flickering in recorded videos.
If the sensor is the same as the Canon 50d expect a little worser image quality compared to the Canon 40d. For the rest nothing has changed. The same “old” autofocus and boring camera chassis and design. Not a big deal for me.