Sony DSLR-A200 vs Panasonic GX1

Panasonic GX1 advantages over Sony DSLR-A200

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  GX1 test data on DxO Mark DSLR-A200 test data on DxO Mark
  703 vs 521 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Thinner
  39 mm vs 71 mm
  Thinner
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  460k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More pixels
  16.0 vs 10.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  4.1 fps vs 2.8 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  Unlimited vs 8 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility