Panasonic LUMIX GH7 vs Nikon ZR

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7

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The Panasonic LUMIX GH7 and the Nikon ZR both focus on video, but the Nikon's full-frame sensor is much larger than the GH7's Micro Four Thirds sensor. For photos, the Nikon resolves more detail, handles noise much better, and nails focus far more often when tracking subjects. For video, it keeps a more usable dynamic range. Recording in Log, both capture a similar total range, but the Nikon's shadows stay much cleaner, leaving more room to grade. Its 4k footage also shows less rolling shutter. The Nikon's body is also lighter and smaller, even if it comes with ergonomic sacrifices. However, full-frame lenses are larger than Micro Four Thirds lenses, so that advantage shrinks once you mount a lens for vlogging. On the other hand, the GH7 records 4k at 120 fps without a crop, has a built-in fan, and uses a full-size HDMI port. Its screen tilts and articulates, so it stays clear of cables plugged into the side. For photos, it adds an electronic viewfinder and a mechanical shutter.

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Variants

  • LUMIX GH7 (Black (Body Only))
  • LUMIX GH7 (Black W/ 12-60mm lens)
  • ZR (Black (Body Only))
  • ZR (Black W/ 14-24mm lens)

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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 
 

7.6
8.5

Portability 
 

2.4
6.9

Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

6.3
8.8

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

2.4
6.9

Portability Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Portability Picture
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Nikon ZR Portability Picture

Height 
 

4.0" (10.1 cm)
3.3" (8.5 cm)

Width 
 

6.0" (15.3 cm)
5.3" (13.4 cm)

Depth 
 

3.9" (9.9 cm)
1.9" (4.8 cm)

Volume 
 

93.7 in³ (1,535.4 cm³)
33.2 in³ (544.4 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.81 lbs (0.82 kg)
1.40 lbs (0.64 kg)

Build Quality 
 

9.0
8.5

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Build Quality Picture
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Nikon ZR Build Quality Picture

Body  

Body Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Body Picture
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Nikon ZR Body Picture

Body Type 
 

SLR-Style
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

Weather-Sealed
Weather-Sealed

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

3
2

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

Micro Four Thirds
Z Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

No
No

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/8,000 s
1/16,000 s

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 In The Box Picture
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Nikon ZR In The Box Picture

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

9.0
8.5

Hand Grip Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Hand Grip Picture
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Nikon ZR Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 EVF Menu Picture
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Nikon ZR EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
No Viewfinder

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
N/A

Advertised Resolution 
 

3.68 million dots
N/A

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.8
N/A

Screen 
 

9.8
10

Screen Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Screen Picture
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Nikon ZR Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Tilt and Fully-Articulated
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

1,181 cd/m²
968 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.84 million dots
3.07 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.6 cm)
3.9" (10.0 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Yes

Menu System 
 

9.0
9.0

Screen Menu Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Screen Menu Picture
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Nikon ZR Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

LUMIX Sync
Nikon SnapBridge

Built-In Lens 
 

0.0
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Aperture Vs Focal Length
Nikon ZR Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

No built-in lens
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Light Falloff Picture
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Nikon ZR Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

N/A
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

BSI CMOS
Partially Stacked CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

25.2 MP
24.5 MP

Processor 
 

Unspecified
EXPEED 7

Sensor Size 
 

4/3 (MFT)
Full Frame

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

50
50

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

100
100

Native ISO Maximum 
 

25,600
64,000

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver.1.1
1.11

Battery 
 

7.4
8.4

Battery Type 
 

Panasonic DMW-BLK22
Nikon EN-EL15C

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

330 photos
350 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

93 min
128 min
Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

6.9
9.7

Low Speed Continuous 
 

2 fps
1 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

14 fps
120 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

75 fps
120 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

284 Photos
10,000 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

312 Photos
720 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

25 s
0 s

Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

6.3
8.8

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

45%
78%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

79%
95%

Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

9.6
9.6

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

94%
94%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%

Photo Image Stabilization 
 

8.8
8.8

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/6 s
1/6 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes
Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

8.6
8.2

Dynamic Range Scene 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Dynamic Range Scene
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Nikon ZR Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

11.0 f-stops
10.0 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

9.2 f-stops
9.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

7.0 f-stops
8.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

6.7 f-stops
7.7 f-stops

Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

7.8
8.7

Sharpness Scene Crop 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Sharpness Scene Crop
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Nikon ZR Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

 Preview Graph
Panasonic LUMIX GH7 MTF Graph
 Preview Graph
Nikon ZR MTF Graph

Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,778 LW/PH
2,394 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,692 LW/PH
1,931 LW/PH

Photo RAW Noise 
 

6.9
8.0

Noise Scene Crop 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Noise Scene Crop
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Nikon ZR Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

 Preview Graph
Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Noise Vs Exposure Time
 Preview Graph
Nikon ZR Noise Vs Exposure Time

SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

33.3 dB
34.8 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

30.1 dB
32.8 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

25.2 dB
29.0 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

19.4 dB
23.9 dB
Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

4:2:2
4:2:0

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

12 bits
10 bits

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
Yes

Recording Light  
 

Yes
Yes

Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
Yes

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

All-I Compression 
 

Yes
No
4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

10
9.7

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

60 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1.5 x

4k Video Internal Recording 
 

10
10

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

800 Mbps
2,251 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

94 Mbps
149 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

10 Bit
12 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

N/A
360 min

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

0
0

4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.6
9.6

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

9.5
10

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

9.5
9.0

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

6.4
7.3

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

5.7°
3.3°
Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

10
10

240 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1.05 x

FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

10
10

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

800 Mbps
908 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

24 Mbps
23 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

N/A
360 min

FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.6
9.6

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

9.5
9.5

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

9.5
9.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

6.4
8.8

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

5.7°
1.3°
Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

8.5
9.0

Base ISO Video Dynamic Range Waveform 
 

Strict SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

9.33 stops
11.66 stops

Lenient SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

11.29 stops
12.65 stops

Background Floor Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

13.03 stops
13.29 stops
Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture 
 

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Card 1 Slot 
 

CFexpress
CFexpress

Card 2 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
microSD Card UHS-I

Inputs / Outputs 
 

10
9.5

Input Picture 
 

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Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Input Picture
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USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Full Size (Type A)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

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