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Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4

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-GH4
Panasonic

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4

Panasonic Lumix GH · 2014
Lowest now
$265
MSRP
$1,700
-84% vs MSRP
Prices are rising

Used prices have been rising recently. Prices are up 113.7% over the last 30 days. The 90-day low was $124, $141 below today. Currently 16% of the $1,700 MSRP.

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Specs side by side

Olympus E-510 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4
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 Four Thirds Live MOS
Megapixels 10 MP16 MP
Autofocus —Depth-from-Defocus
IBIS Sensor-shiftno
Weather sealed NoYes
Max video —4K30
Max native ISO —ISO 25,600
Body weight —560 g
Dimensions —133 × 93 × 84 mm
Body material —magnesium alloy
Released 2007-03-052014-02-07
Discontinued ——
Status discontinueddiscontinued
MSRP $799$1,700
Current low $50$265
vs MSRP -94%-84%

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.