Panasonic GH5S vs Panasonic ZS80

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic GH5S versus Panasonic ZS80, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and ZS80 (20MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and ZS80 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizing.

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The GH5S was unveiled very close to the ZS80 so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the GH5S matches up against the ZS80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Panasonic ZS80 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH5S offers outside dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS80 has proportions of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") having a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the GH5S vs the ZS80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH5S and ZS80 is 62 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specifications. The image below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH5S and ZS80.

To sum up, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GH5S with its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic ZS80 will render extra detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively.