Panasonic GH5 vs Sony A9 II

Here, we will be matching up the Panasonic GH5 and Sony A9 II, both Pro Mirrorless cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the GH5 (20MP) and the A9 II (24MP) is relatively comparable but the GH5 (Four Thirds) and A9 II (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The GH5 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the A9 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the GH5 matches up against the A9 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GH5 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH5 features outer dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs) while the Sony A9 II has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the GH5 against the A9 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GH5 and A9 II is 59 and 62 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by going through a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GH5 and A9 II.

As you can see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH5 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A9 II will show extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged GH5 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.