Panasonic GH5 vs Sony NEX-5R

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic GH5 versus Sony NEX-5R, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the GH5 (20MP) and NEX-5R (16MP) and the GH5 (Four Thirds) and NEX-5R (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The GH5 was announced 4 years after the NEX-5R which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony NEX-5R being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the GH5 scores against the NEX-5R with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 and Sony Alpha NEX-5R. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH5 Gallery and Sony NEX-5R Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH5 has outside dimensions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs) and the Sony NEX-5R has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

Check the Panasonic GH5 versus Sony NEX-5R in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the GH5 compared to the NEX-5R.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the GH5 and NEX-5R is 59 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The pic below should give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GH5 and NEX-5R.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH5 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Panasonic GH5 will give more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger GH5 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.