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Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200

Portability
74
Imaging
52
Features
66
Overall
57
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 front
 
Samsung NX200 front
Portability
90
Imaging
62
Features
57
Overall
60

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Key Specs

Panasonic G5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 396g - 120 x 83 x 71mm
  • Introduced July 2012
  • Succeeded the Panasonic G3
  • Newer Model is Panasonic G6
Samsung NX200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Samsung NX Mount
  • 223g - 117 x 63 x 36mm
  • Launched February 2012
  • Old Model is Samsung NX100
  • Newer Model is Samsung NX210
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Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Overview

Following is a extensive review of the Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by brands Panasonic and Samsung. The resolution of the G5 (16MP) and the NX200 (20MP) is fairly well matched but the G5 (Four Thirds) and NX200 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The G5 was announced 5 months after the NX200 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung NX200 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the G5 scores against the NX200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic G5 over the Samsung NX200

 G5 NX200 
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display resolution920k614kCrisper display (+306k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Samsung NX200 over the Panasonic G5

 NX200 G5 

Common features in the Panasonic G5 and Samsung NX200

 G5 NX200 
LaunchedJuly 2012February 2012Similar generation
Manual focus Dial exact focus
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G5 offers external measurements of 120mm x 83mm x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX200 has proportions of 117mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") and a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the G5 against the NX200.

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G5 and NX200 is 74 and 90 respectively.

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes purely by checking technical specs. The picture here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the G5 and NX200.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The G5 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Samsung NX200 will give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively.

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 sensor size comparison

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic G5 Portrait photography details
Samsung NX200 Portrait photography details
71
focusing manually
decent MP (16MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detect focusing
supports RAW formats
77
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
provides face detection autofocus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic G5 Street photography advice
Samsung NX200 Street photography advice
66
screen can move to multiple angles
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
offers focus via touch
no image stabilization
more heavy than average (396g)
73
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
lighter than competition (223g)
no articulating screen
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic G5 as a Sports photography camera
Samsung NX200 as a Sports photography camera
51
decent MP (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking focus
max frames per second low (6.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
doesn't have phase detect AF
56
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
does not have image stabilization
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic G5 as a Travel photography camera
Samsung NX200 as a Travel photography camera
66
offers focus via touch
decent MP (16MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
no Timelapse function
more heavy than average (396 grams)
68
lighter than competition (223 grams)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
doesn't have Timelapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic G5
Landscape photography with Samsung NX200
65
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
no image stabilization
no Timelapse function
71
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Samsung NX mount)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic G5 Vlogging information
Samsung NX200 Vlogging information
62
selfie friendly screen
has touchscreen
has face detect focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
no image stabilization
no microphone support
more heavy than average (396g)
34
provides face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition (223g)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
doesn't have external microphone support
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Panasonic G5 vs Samsung NX200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic G5 and Samsung NX200
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5Samsung NX200
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Samsung
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 Samsung NX200
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Introduced 2012-07-17 2012-02-28
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine VII FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds APS-C
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Lowest native ISO 160 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 23 15
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Samsung NX
Amount of lenses 107 32
Crop factor 2.1 1.5
Screen
Type of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dots 614 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle Active Matrix OLED screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic (optional)
Viewfinder resolution 1,440 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 6.0fps 7.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 10.50 m no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, 1st/2nd Curtain, Smart Flash, Manual
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/160 seconds 1/180 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25fps 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 396 grams (0.87 lb) 223 grams (0.49 lb)
Physical dimensions 120 x 83 x 71mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 2.8") 117 x 63 x 36mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 61 69
DXO Color Depth rating 21.4 22.6
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.6 12.6
DXO Low light rating 618 618
Other
Battery life 320 pictures 330 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - BC1030
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 sec to 30 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Cost at release $699 $818