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Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60

Portability
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Imaging
60
Features
89
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 front
 
Pentax Optio W60 front
Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
21
Overall
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Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Key Specs

Panasonic GH5
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3.2" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 725g - 139 x 98 x 87mm
  • Released January 2017
  • Replaced the Panasonic GH4
  • Replacement is Panasonic GH5 II
Pentax W60
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 50 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 165g - 98 x 56 x 25mm
  • Released July 2009
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Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GH5 over the Pentax W60

 GH5 W60 
ReleasedJanuary 2017July 2009Newer by 92 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display dimension3.2"2.5"Larger display (+0.7")
Display resolution1620k230kSharper display (+1390k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax W60 over the Panasonic GH5

 W60 GH5 

Common features in the Panasonic GH5 and Pentax W60

 GH5 W60 
Manual focus Dial exact focusing

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 size comparison

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

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GH5 Portrait photography features
Pentax W60 Portrait photography features
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focusing manually
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides face detection focusing
exports RAW files
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manual focus
manual mode not available
no external flash support
MP count low (10 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GH5 Street photography info
Pentax W60 Street photography info
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fully articulated screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
includes touch to focus
weather proofing
good high ISO (25,600)
54
weather sealing
fixed screen
does not have image stabilization
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GH5 as a Sports photography camera
Pentax W60 as a Sports photography camera
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high shutter speed (1/8,000s)
quiet shooting (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good megapixels (20MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
provides tracking autofocus
weather proofing
low battery power (410 CIPA)
lack of phase detect AF
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weather sealing
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GH5 Travel photography factors
Pentax W60 Travel photography factors
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weather proofing
connects via bluetooth
includes touch to focus
good megapixels (20MP)
screen is selfie friendly
low battery power (410 per charge)
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weather sealing
flash built-in
really wide (28mm)
MP count low (10MP)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GH5 as a Landscape photography camera
Pentax W60 as a Landscape photography camera
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focusing manually
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3.2 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good megapixels (20MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
no low pass filter
good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW files
weather proofing
has dual storage slots
low battery power (410 per charge)
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manual focus
really wide (28mm)
weather sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.5 inch)
manual mode not available
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GH5
Vlogging with Pentax W60
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screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen functionality
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
provides face detection focusing
high video quality (4096 x 2160 pxls)
has external microphone jack
25
really wide (28mm)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
no external mic jack
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Panasonic GH5 vs Pentax W60 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GH5 and Pentax W60
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5Pentax Optio W60
General Information
Brand Panasonic Pentax
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 Pentax Optio W60
Type Pro Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2017-01-04 2009-07-01
Body design SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 10MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 5184 x 3888 3648 x 2736
Max native ISO 25600 6400
Min native ISO 200 50
RAW support
Min boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 225 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.2 inch 2.5 inch
Screen resolution 1,620 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 3,680 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 4 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/1500 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting speed 12.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range no built-in flash 3.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, Auto/Redeye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On w/Redeye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Redeye Reduction, Forced Off Auto, On, Off, Soft, Red-eye reduction
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p) 1280 x 720, 15fps, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 30/15 fps
Max video resolution 4096x2160 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 -
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 3.1 Gen 1(5 GBit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 725g (1.60 lbs) 165g (0.36 lbs)
Dimensions 139 x 98 x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") 98 x 56 x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 77 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 23.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 13.0 not tested
DXO Low light score 807 not tested
Other
Battery life 410 pictures -
Battery format Battery Pack -
Battery model - D-LI78
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs; 10 secs w/3 shots) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compatible) SD/SDHC card, Internal
Storage slots Dual 1
Pricing at launch $1,298 $300