Panasonic GF5 vs Sony HX200V

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GF5 and Sony HX200V, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the GF5 (12MP) and HX200V (18MP) and the GF5 (Four Thirds) and HX200V (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The GF5 was brought out about the same time to the HX200V so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the GF5 grades vs the HX200V for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GF5 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF5 has got outside measurements of 108mm x 67mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.5") having a weight of 267 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Sony HX200V has proportions of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") with a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the GF5 vs the HX200V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GF5 and HX200V is 89 and 66 respectively.

Typically, its tough to see the difference between sensor sizes just by reviewing specs. The pic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the GF5 and HX200V.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The GF5 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony HX200V will offer you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.