Panasonic Lumix GM1 review

The Panasonic GM1 boasts GX7 image quality in a tiny body.

Panasonic Lumix GM1
Editor's Choice
Size-wise the Panasonic GM1 is more like a compact camera than a CSC

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As part of our image quality testing for the Panasonic Lumix GM1 we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 200 the GM1 achieves a score of 24.

See a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

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Panasonic Lumix GM1

Full ISO 200 image

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 200, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 400, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 1600, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 3200, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 6400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 12800, score: 16 (Click here to see the fill resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 25600, score: 14 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Raw

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 200, score: 26 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 400, score: 24 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 1600, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 3200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 6400, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 12800, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Panasonic Lumix GM1

ISO 25600, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image.)

Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.