Panasonic GH5S vs Sony QX100

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH5S vs Sony QX100, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Lens-style by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and QX100 (1") feature different sensor measurements.

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The GH5S was revealed 4 years later than the QX100 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the GH5S grades vs the QX100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GH5S Gallery and Sony QX100 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH5S comes with outside dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has proportions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the GH5S vs the QX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GH5S and QX100 is 62 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The graphic here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GH5S and QX100.

As you can see, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GH5S having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony QX100 will resolve more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos far more aggressively. The more modern GH5S should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.