Panasonic GH5 II vs Samsung PL200

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GH5 II and Samsung PL200, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the GH5 II (20MP) and PL200 (14MP) and the GH5 II (Four Thirds) and PL200 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The GH5 II was brought out 11 years later than the PL200 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GH5 II scores vs the PL200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 II & Samsung PL200. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH5 II Gallery & Samsung PL200 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH5 II has physical measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") having a weight of 727 grams (1.60 lbs) while the Samsung PL200 has sizing of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic GH5 II and Samsung PL200 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the GH5 II against the PL200.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GH5 II and PL200 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through specs. The photograph underneath might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the GH5 II and PL200.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GH5 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic GH5 II will resolve more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The younger GH5 II should have an advantage in sensor innovation.