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Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5

Portability
81
Imaging
53
Features
75
Overall
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
35
Features
30
Overall
33

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Key Specs

Panasonic GX7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 402g - 123 x 71 x 55mm
  • Announced November 2013
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GX1
  • Newer Model is Panasonic GX8
Panasonic ZS5
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-300mm (F3.3-4.9) lens
  • 214g - 103 x 60 x 32mm
  • Introduced June 2010
  • Alternative Name is Lumix DMC-TZ8
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Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Overview

Here, we will be looking at the Panasonic GX7 and Panasonic ZS5, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX7 (16MP) and ZS5 (12MP) and the GX7 (Four Thirds) and ZS5 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The GX7 was revealed 3 years later than the ZS5 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the GX7 matches up against the ZS5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX7 over the Panasonic ZS5

 GX7 ZS5 
IntroducedNovember 2013June 2010More recent by 42 months
Manual focus More accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1040k230kCrisper screen (+810k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS5 over the Panasonic GX7

 ZS5 GX7 

Common features in the Panasonic GX7 and Panasonic ZS5

 GX7 ZS5 
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Physical Comparison

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GX7 enjoys outside measurements of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS5 has specifications of 103mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic GX7 and Panasonic ZS5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. The following is a front view size comparison of the GX7 versus the ZS5.

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX7 and ZS5 is 81 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GX7 and ZS5.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX7 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GX7 will provide more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger GX7 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX7 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic ZS5 as a Portrait photography camera
71
focusing manually
high flash sync speed (1/320 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
offers face detection focus
supports RAW formats
27
features face detection focusing
manual focus not available
can't use external flash
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX7 Street photography features
Panasonic ZS5 Street photography features
82
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
provides focus by touch
great ISO range (25,600)
61
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average (214 grams)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX7 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic ZS5 Sports photography highlights
59
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
offers tracking autofocus
slow fps (5.0 fps)
low battery pack (350 shots)
lacks phase detect auto focus
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built in image stabilization (Optical)
features tracking autofocus
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,300 seconds)
slow frames per second (2.0 fps)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GX7
Travel photography with Panasonic ZS5
67
provides focus by touch
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
low battery pack (350 shots)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
63
lighter than average (214 grams)
built-in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
very long zoom (300mm)
missing Timelapse mode
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX7 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS5 as a Landscape photography camera
73
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
low battery pack (350 per charge)
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pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
screen is small (2.7 inch)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX7 Vlogging details
Panasonic ZS5 Vlogging details
34
touch screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
lack of external microphone support
31
pretty wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection focusing
lighter than average (214 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external microphone port
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Panasonic GX7 vs Panasonic ZS5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX7 and Panasonic ZS5
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5
Otherwise known as - Lumix DMC-TZ8
Type Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2013-11-07 2010-06-16
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine HD II
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4592 x 3448 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 25600 6400
Minimum native ISO 125 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 23 11
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-300mm (12.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.3-4.9
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 1,040k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,765k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/1300 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting speed 5.0 frames per sec 2.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 7.00 m (at ISO 200) 5.30 m
Flash options Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Slow sync w/red-eye reduction, off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/320 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 402g (0.89 lb) 214g (0.47 lb)
Physical dimensions 123 x 71 x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") 103 x 60 x 32mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 22.6 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 12.2 not tested
DXO Low light score 718 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 photographs -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs w/ 3 shots) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Launch price $1,000 $300