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Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30

Portability
89
Imaging
48
Features
54
Overall
50
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30 front
Portability
95
Imaging
40
Features
31
Overall
36

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Key Specs

Panasonic GF5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 267g - 108 x 67 x 37mm
  • Released April 2012
  • Previous Model is Panasonic GF3
  • Replacement is Panasonic GF6
Panasonic TS30
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Push to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.9-5.7) lens
  • 142g - 104 x 58 x 20mm
  • Introduced January 2015
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-FT30
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Overview

The following is a complete review of the Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic TS30, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and TS30 (16MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and TS30 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The GF5 was manufactured 3 years prior to the TS30 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the GF5 scores versus the TS30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF5 over the Panasonic TS30

 GF5 TS30 
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kClearer screen (+690k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic TS30 over the Panasonic GF5

 TS30 GF5 
IntroducedJanuary 2015April 2012Newer by 33 months

Common features in the Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic TS30

 GF5 TS30 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF5 features outside dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") with a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic TS30 has proportions of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic TS30 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the GF5 compared to the TS30.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GF5 and TS30 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor dimensions only by looking through technical specs. The image here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF5 and TS30.

As you have seen, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GF5 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic TS30 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged GF5 will be behind in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Portrait photography features
Panasonic TS30 Portrait photography features
55
focusing manually
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
can't use external flash
MP count low (12 megapixels)
35
MP count good (16MP)
features face detection autofocus
lack of manual focus
manual mode not available
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GF5
Street photography with Panasonic TS30
70
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
boasts focus by touch
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
environment sealing
lighter than competition (142g)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Sports photography features
Panasonic TS30 Sports photography features
40
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking autofocus
max frames per second very slow (4.0 frames per second)
no image stabilization
MP count low (12 megapixels)
lacks phase detect AF
42
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
features tracking autofocus
environment sealing
low max shutter speed (1/1,300 seconds)
max frames per second low (1.3 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF5 Travel photography advice
Panasonic TS30 Travel photography advice
61
boasts focus by touch
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse mode
MP count low (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly display
74
lighter than competition (142g)
environment sealing
MP count good (16MP)
flash built-in
decently wide (25mm)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF5 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic TS30 as a Landscape photography camera
59
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
no image stabilization
MP count low (12MP)
lack of Timelapse mode
43
decently wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16MP)
environment sealing
lack of manual focus
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
manual mode not available
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GF5 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic TS30 as a Vlogging camera
32
touchscreen functionality
comes with face detection focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does not contain selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
lack of external microphone port
33
decently wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
lighter than competition (142 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.9)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external microphone jack
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Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF5 and Panasonic TS30
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30
Also called - Lumix DMC-FT30
Class Entry-Level Mirrorless Waterproof
Released 2012-04-05 2015-01-06
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 12800 1600
Maximum boosted ISO - 6400
Minimum native ISO 160 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 23 23
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-100mm (4.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.9-5.7
Macro focus range - 5cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 2.7"
Display resolution 920 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Display tech TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 8 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1300 secs
Continuous shooting speed 4.0fps 1.3fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.30 m 4.40 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/160 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
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 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4
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 267g (0.59 pounds) 142g (0.31 pounds)
Dimensions 108 x 67 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") 104 x 58 x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 50 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 20.5 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.0 not tested
DXO Low light score 573 not tested
Other
Battery life 360 shots 250 shots
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $600 $180