Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GH5 (20MP) and W60 (10MP) and the GH5 (Four Thirds) and W60 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The GH5 was brought out 7 years after the W60 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W60 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GH5 matches up versus the W60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 and Pentax Optio W60. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH5 Gallery and Pentax W60 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GH5 provides outer measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") having a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs) while the Pentax W60 has specifications of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the GH5 vs the W60.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH5 and W60 is 59 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The image below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GH5 and W60.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH5 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GH5 will offer greater detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more modern GH5 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.