Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Key Specs
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- 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- Superseded the Panasonic GH1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
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- 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
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).
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe 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.
Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Gallery
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.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GH2 over the Panasonic GM5
GH2 | GM5 | |||
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Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies |
Reasons to pick Panasonic GM5 over the Panasonic GH2
GM5 | GH2 | |||
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Launched | September 2014 | March 2011 | More recent by 42 months | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 460k | Clearer screen (+461k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic GH2 and Panasonic GM5
GH2 | GM5 | |||
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Focus manually | Dial accurate focusing | |||
Screen sizing | 3" | 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.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.
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 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic GM5 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 | |
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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 |