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Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5

Portability
62
Imaging
78
Features
89
Overall
82
Nikon Z7 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 front
Portability
74
Imaging
52
Features
66
Overall
57

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Key Specs

Nikon Z7
(Full Review)
  • 46MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Display
  • ISO 64 - 25600 (Bump to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Nikon Z Mount
  • 675g - 134 x 101 x 68mm
  • Released August 2018
  • New Model is Nikon Z7 II
Panasonic G5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 396g - 120 x 83 x 71mm
  • Revealed July 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic G3
  • Replacement is Panasonic G6
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Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Overview

Lets take a more detailed look at the Nikon Z7 versus Panasonic G5, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and G5 (16MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and G5 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z7 was revealed 6 years after the G5 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go in to a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Z7 scores vs the G5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Nikon Z7 over the Panasonic G5

 Z7 G5 
RevealedAugust 2018July 2012More modern by 75 months
Screen sizing3.2"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2100k920kSharper screen (+1180k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic G5 over the Nikon Z7

 G5 Z7 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Nikon Z7 and Panasonic G5

 Z7 G5 
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z7 provides exterior dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Panasonic G5 has dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the Z7 versus the G5.

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z7 and G5 is 62 and 74 respectively.

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 top view buttons comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very tough to envision the contrast between sensor sizes only by reviewing specifications. The image here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z7 and G5.

Plainly, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Z7 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z7 will deliver more detail because of its extra 30 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more modern Z7 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 sensor size comparison

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon Z7 Portrait photography features
Panasonic G5 Portrait photography features
86
you can focus manually
megapixel count amazing (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
offers face detect focus
supports RAW formats
71
focusing manually
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Nikon Z7 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic G5 as a Street photography camera
79
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
supports RAW formats
supports touch to focus
environment proofing
great ISO range (25,600)
66
screen articulates fully
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
boasts focus by touch
no image stabilization
more heavy than competition (396g)
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Sports Comparison

Nikon Z7 Sports photography info
Panasonic G5 Sports photography info
82
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count amazing (46MP)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
offers tracking focus
environment proofing
supports phase detect auto focus
bad battery pack (330 shots)
51
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
low frames per second (6.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Nikon Z7 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic G5 as a Travel photography camera
67
environment proofing
supports bluetooth
supports touch to focus
megapixel count amazing (46MP)
bad battery pack (330 CIPA)
display is not selfie friendly
66
boasts focus by touch
good megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
display is selfie friendly
does not have Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition (396 grams)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Nikon Z7
Landscape photography with Panasonic G5
82
you can focus manually
switch lenses (Nikon Z mount)
screen is a good size (3.2 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count amazing (46 megapixels)
sensor size is big (Full frame)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
environment proofing
bad battery pack (330 CIPA)
65
focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
good megapixels (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
no image stabilization
does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Nikon Z7
Vlogging with Panasonic G5
36
touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detect focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
comes with microphone support
display is not selfie friendly
62
display is selfie friendly
touchscreen capability
offers face detection focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
no image stabilization
does not have external microphone socket
more heavy than competition (396g)
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Nikon Z7 vs Panasonic G5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon Z7 and Panasonic G5
 Nikon Z7Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
General Information
Make Nikon Panasonic
Model Nikon Z7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Category Pro Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Released 2018-08-23 2012-07-17
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by Expeed 6 Venus Engine VII FHD
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Full frame Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 35.9 x 23.9mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 858.0mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 46 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 5:4, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 8256 x 5504 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 25600 12800
Highest boosted ISO 102400 -
Minimum native ISO 64 160
RAW support
Minimum boosted ISO 32 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 493 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon Z Micro Four Thirds
Number of lenses 15 107
Crop factor 1 2.1
Screen
Display type Tilting Fully Articulated
Display sizing 3.2 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 2,100 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display tech - TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 3,690 thousand dots 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.8x 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 60s
Highest shutter speed 1/8000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting rate 9.0fps 6.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range no built-in flash 10.50 m
Flash options Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/200s 1/160s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 144 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 675g (1.49 lb) 396g (0.87 lb)
Dimensions 134 x 101 x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") 120 x 83 x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 99 61
DXO Color Depth score 26.3 21.4
DXO Dynamic range score 14.6 11.6
DXO Low light score 2668 618
Other
Battery life 330 images 320 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse feature
Type of storage XQD card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail price $2,797 $699