Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 vs. Canon EOS 1D C

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 and Canon EOS 1D C. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 vs. Canon EOS 1D C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.34 cm 16.36 cm
Width 13.29 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 8.39 cm 8.27 cm
Weight 480 g 1.545 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Waterproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 19,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Image Processor - Dual DIGIC 5+
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 61
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Recognition Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.34x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 200-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) 100 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical -
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 1/30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Type 3" OLED display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, Touch AF/AE Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, MOV MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1752
JPEG 2336 x 1560
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
JPEG 1712 x 1712
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
Video Capture MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, face detection, Full-time Live View, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GH4 Canon EOS 1D C
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup
Software Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.5 Premium Edition Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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