Panasonic GH5 vs Panasonic LX10

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic GH5 versus Panasonic LX10, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Panasonic. The resolution of the GH5 (20MP) and the LX10 (20MP) is relatively similar but the GH5 (Four Thirds) and LX10 (1") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The GH5 was revealed 4 months later than the LX10 and they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the GH5 grades against the LX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GH5 Gallery & Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH5 provides outer dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs) while the Panasonic LX10 has sizing of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the GH5 compared to the LX10.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH5 and LX10 is 59 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing technical specs. The graphic below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH5 and LX10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have the same megapixels albeit different sensor measurements. The GH5 has got the bigger sensor which should make obtaining shallower depth of field less difficult.