Panasonic GH5S vs Sony W310

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic GH5S versus Sony W310, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the GH5S (10MP) and the W310 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the GH5S (Four Thirds) and W310 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The GH5S was launched 8 years later than the W310 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W310 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GH5S scores versus the W310 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Sony W310 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH5S offers exterior dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Sony W310 has dimensions of 95mm x 55mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 137 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the GH5S compared to the W310.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the GH5S and W310 is 62 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The visual underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH5S and W310.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GH5S featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony W310 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger GH5S provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.