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PowerShot V1vs GH7

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon PowerShot V1 Canon PowerShot V1 (2025) Starting from £900 new Best for Vlogging & Travel View PowerShot V1
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Lumix GH7 Lumix GH7 (2024) Starting from £1700 new Best for Video & Documentary View GH7

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Vlogging & Travel — PowerShot V1 (2025): The PowerShot V1 is Canon's best compact camera — a 1-inch stacked sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 4K/60p, built-in ND, and an articulating screen in a pocketable body. It is the compact camera Canon's content-creator audience has been waiting for, and a genuine step forward over the G7X series.

Video & Documentary — GH7 (2024): The GH7 is the GH series at its peak — phase-detect AF finally arrived, alongside 5.7K/60p open-gate, C4K/60p 10-bit 4:2:2, and ProRes RAW. A landmark video camera in the Micro Four Thirds format, and the most complete GH Panasonic has ever built.

↓ Full specifications below

PowerShot V1 (2025)

  • Content creators who want Canon's best compact for vlogging and social media
  • Travel photographers who want 4K and a zoom lens in one pocketable body
  • Vloggers upgrading from G7X series who want better AF and video specs
  • Photographers who want a capable compact backup body

GH7 (2024)

  • Video professionals who want the best MFT camera ever made
  • Documentary and event videographers who need reliable AF and great stabilisation
  • Hybrid photographers who want high burst rates and serious video in one body
  • GH5/GH6 owners ready for a major upgrade

Quick take: The gh7 has the highest resolution at 25mp; the powershot v1 is the most affordable; only the gh7 is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification PowerShot V1 (2025)GH7 (2024)
Price £900 £1,700
Sensor 22.3MP 1-inch Stacked CMOS 25.2MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds
Resolution 22.3MP 25.2MP
Video 4K/60p, 1080p/120p 5.7K/60p (open gate), C4K/60p 10-bit 4:2:2, ProRes RAW via HDMI
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF with face and subject detection Phase-detect + contrast-detect AF with subject recognition
Stabilisation Optical IS (lens) + electronic stabilisation 5-axis Dual I.S. 2 (body + lens)
Burst Rate 20fps (electronic) 75fps (electronic), 14fps (mechanical)
Battery Life ~270 shots (CIPA) ~370 shots (CIPA)
Weight 340g (with battery and card) 535g (body only)
Dimensions 112.0 × 65.0 × 50.0mm 138.4 × 102.3 × 91.6mm
Weather Sealed No Yes
Viewfinder None Electronic, 3.68M dots, 0.76×
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62M dots 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.84M dots
Mount Fixed Canon zoom lens (equivalent wide-to-tele) Micro Four Thirds
Memory Cards Single SD UHS-II slot Dual slot: CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II
Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI
Genre PowerShot V1GH7
Vlogging & Video
9.0
9.5
Travel
9.0
8.0
Casual
8.5
Street
8.0
7.5
Portrait
7.5
7.5
Landscape
6.0
8.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
Sports & Action
9.0

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