Panasonic GH5S vs Sony RX100 II

On this page, we will be matching up the Panasonic GH5S versus Sony RX100 II, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and RX100 II (1") posses totally different sensor size.

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The GH5S was manufactured 4 years after the RX100 II which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summary of how the GH5S scores against the RX100 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH5S features external measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the GH5S compared to the RX100 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the GH5S and RX100 II is 62 and 89 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to envision the contrast in sensor sizes purely by seeing technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GH5S and RX100 II.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GH5S because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony RX100 II will provide extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger GH5S is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.