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Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5

Portability
89
Imaging
49
Features
54
Overall
51
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 front
Portability
88
Imaging
35
Features
44
Overall
38

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Key Specs

Panasonic GF5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 267g - 108 x 67 x 37mm
  • Released April 2012
  • Old Model is Panasonic GF3
  • Replacement is Panasonic GF6
Panasonic LX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.63" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-90mm (F2.0-3.3) lens
  • 271g - 110 x 65 x 43mm
  • Released December 2011
  • Superseded the Panasonic LX3
  • New Model is Panasonic LX7
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Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Overview

Following is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the GF5 (12MP) and the LX5 (10MP) is relatively well matched but the GF5 (Four Thirds) and LX5 (1/1.63") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The GF5 was released 4 months after the LX5 so they are of a similar age. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX5 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GF5 scores vs the LX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF5 over the Panasonic LX5

 GF5 LX5 
Screen resolution920k460kClearer screen (+460k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic LX5 over the Panasonic GF5

 LX5 GF5 

Common features in the Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic LX5

 GF5 LX5 
ReleasedApril 2012December 2011Similar age
Manual focus More precise focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen measurement
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF5 comes with exterior dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") along with a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX5 has sizing of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the GF5 vs the LX5.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the GF5 and LX5 is 89 and 88 respectively.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is very difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the GF5 and LX5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GF5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Panasonic GF5 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic LX5 Portrait photography advice
56
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
provides face detection autofocus
saves RAW formats
cannot use external flash
low megapixels (12MP)
41
manual focus
delivers RAW files
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/1.63")
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Street photography factors
Panasonic LX5 Street photography factors
70
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
supports touch focus
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
59
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
fixed screen
very small sensor size (1/1.63")
more heavy than others in class (271 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Sports photography information
Panasonic LX5 Sports photography information
41
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
provides tracking autofocus
continuous shooting slow (4.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12MP)
has no phase detect autofocus
27
image stabilization (Optical)
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
low megapixels (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/1.63")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GF5
Travel photography with Panasonic LX5
61
supports touch focus
has built in flash
no Timelapse function
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
59
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than others in class (271 grams)
low megapixels (10MP)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF5 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic LX5 as a Landscape photography camera
59
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3")
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
no image stabilization
low megapixels (12MP)
no Timelapse function
52
manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
decent sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/1.63")
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF5 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic LX5 as a Vlogging camera
32
touchscreen capability
provides face detection autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
screen is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
no external microphone port
29
pretty wide (24mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Optical)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone jack
more heavy than others in class (271g)
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Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic LX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic LX5
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2012-04-05 2011-12-15
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine FHD Venus Engine FHD
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/1.63"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 8.07 x 5.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 44.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 12800 12800
Min native ISO 160 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-90mm (3.8x)
Largest aperture - f/2.0-3.3
Macro focus range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 4.5
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic (optional)
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 4.0 frames per sec 3.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 6.30 m 7.20 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD AVCHD Lite
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 267 grams (0.59 lbs) 271 grams (0.60 lbs)
Dimensions 108 x 67 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") 110 x 65 x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 50 41
DXO Color Depth score 20.5 19.6
DXO Dynamic range score 10.0 10.8
DXO Low light score 573 132
Other
Battery life 360 pictures -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Launch pricing $600 $294