Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1
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Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 45MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3.20" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 51200 (Bump to 102400)
- 1/8000s Max Shutter
- 8192 x 4320 video
- Canon RF Mount
- 770g - 142 x 101 x 111mm
- Launched January 2022
(Full Review)
- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 1600 (Bump to 3200)
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 385g - 124 x 90 x 45mm
- Released July 2009
- Later Model is Panasonic GH2

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Overview
In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Canon R5 C versus Panasonic GH1, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the R5 C (45MP) and GH1 (12MP) and the R5 C (Full frame) and GH1 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

The R5 C was brought out 12 years after the GH1 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).
Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the R5 C grades against the GH1 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Gallery
Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS R5 C and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1. The entire galleries are available at Canon R5 C Gallery and Panasonic GH1 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Canon R5 C over the Panasonic GH1
R5 C | GH1 | |||
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Released | January 2022 | ![]() | July 2009 | Newer by 153 months |
Screen sizing | 3.20" | ![]() | 3" | Bigger screen (+0.2") |
Screen resolution | 2100k | ![]() | 460k | Crisper screen (+1640k dot) |
Touch friendly screen | ![]() | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH1 over the Canon R5 C
GH1 | R5 C |
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Common features in the Canon R5 C and Panasonic GH1
R5 C | GH1 | |||
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Focus manually | ![]() | More accurate focusing | ||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | ![]() | Fully Articulated | Fully Articulated screen |
Selfie screen | ![]() | Both good for selfies |
Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Physical Comparison
For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Canon R5 C provides outer dimensions of 142mm x 101mm x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") accompanied by a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GH1 has specifications of 124mm x 90mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") along with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs).
Compare the Canon R5 C versus Panasonic GH1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the R5 C compared to the GH1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the R5 C and GH1 is 57 and 81 respectively.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions merely by checking specs. The pic underneath will provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the R5 C and GH1.
All in all, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The R5 C because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Canon R5 C will give you extra detail having its extra 33MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more recent R5 C will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Screen and ViewFinder


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Canon R5 C vs Panasonic GH1 Specifications
Canon EOS R5 C | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Canon | Panasonic |
Model | Canon EOS R5 C | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 |
Type | Pro Mirrorless | Advanced Mirrorless |
Launched | 2022-01-19 | 2009-07-10 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | SLR-style mirrorless |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor | - | Venus Engine HD |
Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
Sensor size | Full frame | Four Thirds |
Sensor measurements | 36 x 24mm | 18.89 x 14.48mm |
Sensor surface area | 864.0mm² | 273.5mm² |
Sensor resolution | 45 megapixel | 12 megapixel |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 8192 x 5464 | 4000 x 3000 |
Max native ISO | 51200 | 1600 |
Max boosted ISO | 102400 | 3200 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW support | ||
Min boosted ISO | 50 | - |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous AF | ||
Single AF | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
Center weighted AF | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detect focusing | ||
Contract detect focusing | ||
Phase detect focusing | ||
Number of focus points | 1053 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Canon RF | Micro Four Thirds |
Available lenses | 30 | 107 |
Crop factor | 1 | 1.9 |
Screen | ||
Type of display | Fully Articulated | Fully Articulated |
Display diagonal | 3.20" | 3" |
Display resolution | 2,100 thousand dots | 460 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch friendly | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | 5,760 thousand dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | 100% |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.76x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 30 secs | 60 secs |
Highest shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | 1/4000 secs |
Highest quiet shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | - |
Continuous shooting rate | 12.0 frames per sec | 3.0 frames per sec |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual mode | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | no built-in flash | 10.50 m |
Flash options | no built-in flash | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | - | 1/160 secs |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) |
Max video resolution | 8192x4320 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 | AVCHD |
Microphone port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 770 gr (1.70 lb) | 385 gr (0.85 lb) |
Dimensions | 142 x 101 x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") | 124 x 90 x 45mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 1.8") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | not tested | 64 |
DXO Color Depth score | not tested | 21.6 |
DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | 11.6 |
DXO Low light score | not tested | 772 |
Other | ||
Battery life | 320 photographs | 320 photographs |
Battery type | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | LP-E6NH | - |
Self timer | Yes | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Storage type | CFexpress B and SD (UHS-II) slots | SD/SDHC |
Card slots | 2 | 1 |
Price at launch | $4,499 | $949 |