Olympus SZ-30MR vs Panasonic GH5S

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus SZ-30MR vs Panasonic GH5S, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-30MR (16MP) and GH5S (10MP) and the SZ-30MR (1/2.3") and GH5S (Four Thirds) boast different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-30MR was released 7 years earlier than the GH5S and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-30MR being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the SZ-30MR scores vs the GH5S when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus SZ-30MR & Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S. The complete galleries are available at Olympus SZ-30MR Gallery & Panasonic GH5S Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-30MR features outer dimensions of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") along with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5S has sizing of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus SZ-30MR vs Panasonic GH5S in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SZ-30MR and the GH5S.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SZ-30MR and GH5S is 89 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The photograph here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SZ-30MR and GH5S.

Plainly, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-30MR due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus SZ-30MR will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older SZ-30MR is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.