Canon 1D MIV vs Panasonic GH5

Let's look much closer at the Canon 1D MIV vs Panasonic GH5, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. The resolution of the 1D MIV (16MP) and the GH5 (20MP) is pretty comparable but the 1D MIV (APS-H) and GH5 (Four Thirds) offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1D MIV was revealed 7 years earlier than the GH5 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 1D MIV being a Large SLR camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the 1D MIV grades versus the GH5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon 1D MIV provides outer measurements of 156mm x 157mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 1230 grams (2.71 lbs) while the Panasonic GH5 has measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the 1D MIV against the GH5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1D MIV and GH5 is 51 and 59 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The visual here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 1D MIV and GH5.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 1D MIV using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic GH5 will produce extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older 1D MIV will be behind in sensor technology.