Panasonic GH5S vs Sony W610

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH5S and Sony W610, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and W610 (14MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and W610 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next month

The GH5S was announced 6 years later than the W610 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the GH5S scores versus the W610 when considering 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-W610. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic GH5S Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GH5S has got external dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") having a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) while the Sony W610 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic GH5S and Sony W610 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the GH5S against the W610.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GH5S and W610 is 62 and 97 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The graphic below will give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH5S and W610.

To sum up, the 2 cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GH5S with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony W610 will give greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more modern GH5S should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.