Panasonic GF5 vs Panasonic TS30

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.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GF5 Gallery and Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

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.

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.

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

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.