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Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2

Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.

Olympus E-510
Olympus

Olympus E-510

Olympus E-System · 2007
Lowest now
$50
MSRP
$799
-94% vs MSRP
Near the 90-day low

Close to the 90-day low. Within $1 of the 90-day low of $49. 6% of the $799 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2

Panasonic Lumix GH · 2010
Lowest now
$130
MSRP
$900
-86% vs MSRP
Typical pricing right now

Today's price sits in the middle of its recent range. The 90-day window runs from $110 to roughly today's $130. 14% of the $900 MSRP. Prices are down 9.7% over the last 30 days.

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Specs side by side

Olympus E-510 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Brand OlympusPanasonic
Family Olympus E-SystemPanasonic Lumix GH
Category bodybody
Body type DSLRMirrorless
Mount Four ThirdsMFT
Sensor MFTMFT
Sensor family —Panasonic 16MP Four Thirds Live MOS · 16MP (18MP multi-aspect) Four Thirds Live MOS
Megapixels 10 MP16 MP
Autofocus —Contrast Detection
IBIS Sensor-shiftno
Weather sealed NoNo
Max video —1080p60
Max native ISO —ISO 12,800
Body weight —442 g
Dimensions —124 × 90 × 76 mm
Body material —polycarbonate
Released 2007-03-052010-09-21
Discontinued ——
Status discontinueddiscontinued
MSRP $799$900
Current low $50$130
vs MSRP -94%-86%

Dynamic range, head to head

Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.

Overlay both curves on Photons to Photos

Measurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.

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The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.