Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 Samples

These crops show the performance of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 next to the Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus OM-D E-M5 at the same ISO. Both these cameras use a 16 MP Four-Thirds CMOS sensor with extended sensitivity range up to 25600. The E-M5 is a much higher-end offering though.

All images below are 100% crops from their respective camera taken at the highest image quality JPEG setting available. ISO, aperture and white-balance were set on camera. Other settings were left at their default values. These crops help determine which ISO settings is acceptable on these cameras. When noise increases, most cameras compensate with noise reduction which introduces softness. The point at which a print becomes too noisy is a matter of personal taste.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1	Olympus PEN E-M5
ISO 125
ISO 200	ISO 200
ISO 400	ISO 400
ISO 800	ISO 800
ISO 1600	ISO 1600
ISO 3200	ISO 3200
ISO 6400	ISO 6400
ISO 12800	ISO 12800
ISO 25600	ISO 25600