Panasonic GF5 vs Samsung NX2000

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic GF5 vs Samsung NX2000, both Entry-Level Mirrorless digital cameras by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and NX2000 (20MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and NX2000 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The GF5 was announced 20 months before the NX2000 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief summation of how the GF5 scores vs the NX2000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 & Samsung NX2000. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic GF5 Gallery & Samsung NX2000 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF5 offers outer dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") and a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX2000 has dimensions of 119mm x 65mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.4") with a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the GF5 and the NX2000.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF5 and NX2000 is 89 and 89 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The graphic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GF5 and NX2000.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GF5 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Samsung NX2000 will give you more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older GF5 is going to be behind in sensor technology.