Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5

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.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GH2 Gallery & Panasonic GM5 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.