Canon M5 vs Panasonic S5 II

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon M5 versus Panasonic S5 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Canon and Panasonic. The image resolution of the M5 (24MP) and the S5 II (24MP) is pretty well matched but the M5 (APS-C) and S5 II (Full frame) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M5 was introduced 7 years prior to the S5 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the M5 matches up vs the S5 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS M5 & Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II. The whole galleries are available at Canon M5 Gallery & Panasonic S5 II Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon M5 has got outer measurements of 116mm x 89mm x 61mm (4.6" x 3.5" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S5 II has dimensions of 134mm x 102mm x 90mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 3.5") and a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the M5 vs the S5 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the M5 and S5 II is 77 and 59 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The graphic below should offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the M5 and S5 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got the exact same resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The M5 uses the tinier sensor which will make getting shallower depth of field harder. The older M5 is going to be behind in sensor technology.