Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 vs Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and the Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 was introduced in July 2009 and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D was introduced in January 2005. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 over Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D over Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 460k dot resolution and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has a 2.5" Fixed screen with 207k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.

Viewfinder

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 has a built-in Electronic (LVF) viewfinderKonica Minolta Maxxum 7D has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 has 100% coverage magnification and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has 95% coverage with 0.90x (0.60x 35mm equivalent) magnification.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 features a 12 megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor with dimensions of 17.3 x 13 mm and a total area of 224.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600 and expands to 100 - 3,200 in boosted mode. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D features a 6 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23.5 x 15.7 mm and a total area of 246.5 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is equipped with Venus Engine HD processor and can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 3000, 4128 x 2752, 4352 x 2448, 3072 x 1728, 2992 x 2992, 2928 x 1952, 2816 x 2112, 2112 x 2112, 2064 x 1376, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1504 x 1504 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D can take pictures up to 3008 x 2000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2256 x 1496, 1504 x 1000 with 3:2 aspect ratios.

Lens Mount

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 has Micro Four Thirds lens mount and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has Sony A lens mount. Due to Micro Four Thirds sensor in Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 its crop factor is equal to 2x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 2. Due to APS-C sensor in Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D its crop factor is equal to 1.5x, this means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.5.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has a built-in Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D comes with NP-400 battery pack with battery life of 400 shots.

External Storage Slots

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 has a single SD/SDHC card slot. Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has a single Compact Flash (Type I/II) card slot.

Shutter

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D has Electronically-controlled Vertical-traverse Focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, and up to 1/4000 sec on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. Cameras can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±3 EV range on Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and ±3 EV range on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. You can also do and manual exposure adjustment on Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 and exposure lock and manual exposure adjustment on Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 10.50 m on Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe to Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/160 sec on both cameras.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 body has dimensions of 124 x 90 x 45 mm (4.88 x 3.54 x 1.77") and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D body has dimensions of 150 x 106 x 78 mm (5.91 x 4.17 x 3.07"). Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 weighs 385 g (0.85 lb / 13.58 oz) and Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D weighs 845 g (1.86 lb / 29.81 oz).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D

124 mm

90 mm

150 mm

106 mm

90 mm

106 mm

45 mm

78 mm