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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5

Portability
70
Imaging
51
Features
65
Overall
56
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 front
Portability
91
Imaging
53
Features
62
Overall
56

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Key Specs

Panasonic GH2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 442g - 124 x 90 x 76mm
  • Introduced March 2011
  • Superseded the Panasonic GH1
  • Updated by Panasonic GH3
Panasonic GM5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 211g - 99 x 60 x 36mm
  • Launched September 2014
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic GM1
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic GM5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are designed by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the GH2 (16MP) and the GM5 (16MP) is relatively similar and they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (Four Thirds).

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The GH2 was released 4 years earlier than the GM5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GM5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short highlight of how the GH2 scores vs the GM5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Panasonic GM5

 GH2 GM5 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Panasonic GM5 over the Panasonic GH2

 GM5 GH2 
LaunchedSeptember 2014March 2011More recent by 42 months
Screen resolution921k460kClearer screen (+461k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic GM5

 GH2 GM5 
Focus manually Dial accurate focusing
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen sizing
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GH2 has got outside dimensions of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) while the Panasonic GM5 has proportions of 99mm x 60mm x 36mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.4") having a weight of 211 grams (0.47 lbs).

See the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic GM5 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the GH2 compared to the GM5.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and GM5 is 70 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Sensor Comparison

Often, it can be hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over specifications. The visual here will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GH2 and GM5.

Plainly, both of those cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing and the same exact resolution therefore you can expect similar quality of files though you need to take the launch date of the products into consideration. The older GH2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Portrait photography details
Panasonic GM5 Portrait photography details
70
focusing manually
MP count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
saves RAW files
71
manual focus
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Street photography factors
Panasonic GM5 Street photography factors
68
fully articulated screen
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
does not have image stabilization
76
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
has touch to focus
lighter than others in class (211 grams)
great ISO range (25,600)
no articulating screen
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GH2
Sports photography with Panasonic GM5
46
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
slow fps (3.0 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery (330 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
48
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/500 seconds)
low fps (5.8 frames/s)
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery pack (220 CIPA)
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Travel photography features
Panasonic GM5 Travel photography features
62
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
lack of Time Lapse recording
not so great battery (330 shots)
71
lighter than others in class (211g)
has touch to focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
terrible battery pack (220 per charge)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Landscape photography information
Panasonic GM5 Landscape photography information
60
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
MP count decent (16MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery (330 CIPA)
lack of Time Lapse recording
69
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
terrible battery pack (220 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GH2 Vlogging features
Panasonic GM5 Vlogging features
71
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen enabled
has face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
has external mic port
does not have image stabilization
34
built-in touchscreen
offers face detection focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others in class (211 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
lack of external mic support
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic GM5
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
Category Advanced Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Introduced 2011-03-23 2014-09-15
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine FHD Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4608 x 3456 4592 x 3448
Highest native ISO 12800 25600
Minimum native ISO 160 200
RAW photos
Minimum enhanced ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
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
Total focus points 23 23
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds Micro Four Thirds
Amount of lenses 107 107
Focal length multiplier 2.1 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 460k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.71x 0.46x
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 60s
Max shutter speed 1/4000s 1/500s
Max silent shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 5.8fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 15.60 m no built-in flash
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/160s -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24, 30, 60fps) 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 442g (0.97 lbs) 211g (0.47 lbs)
Dimensions 124 x 90 x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") 99 x 60 x 36mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 60 66
DXO Color Depth rating 21.2 22.1
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.3 11.7
DXO Low light rating 655 721
Other
Battery life 330 photographs 220 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - DMW-BLH7
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing $1,000 $966