Panasonic S5 vs Sony NEX-5T

Here is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic S5 and Sony NEX-5T, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and NEX-5T (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The S5 was introduced 7 years later than the NEX-5T and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the S5 grades vs the NEX-5T with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S5 comes with physical dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") along with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the S5 versus the NEX-5T.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S5 and NEX-5T is 60 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing merely by reading specs. The graphic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and NEX-5T.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The S5 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic S5 will deliver greater detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger S5 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.