Olympus E-30 vs Panasonic Lumix GH1 – Steve Morgenstern:
The Olympus E-30 is priced at nearly $1300 without a lens or a video recording function. It offers an articulated screen and some advanced features, including two control dials to speed manual exposure settings and extensive customization options. We also like some of the fun features for shooting and in-camera image editing. Both cameras have issues with image noise (they have the same size sensor). Superior resolution, color accuracy and burst rate results give the Olympus some crediblity, but overall the Panasonic, with its exceptional Live View performance and first-rate video, is a better buy.