Canon EOS M5 vs Panasonic DC GH5s Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Mirrorless cameras.

EOS M5 vs DC GH5s - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Canon EOS M5 vs Panasonic DC GH5s Specs

EOS M5

  • Introduced in September 2016
  • Mirrorless
  • Sensor: APS-C
  • 24 megapixel
  • 9 frames/second
  • 100 – 25600 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 80.00mm (3.1″) Monitor, articulated
  • Lens mount EF-M
  • WiFi built-in
  • 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6mm³ (4.6″ x 3.5″ x 2.4″)
  • 427g (13.8 oz.)

All specs: Main page for EOS M5

DC GH5s

  • Introduced in January 2018
  • Mirrorless
  • Sensor: Four Thirds
  • 10 megapixel
  • 12 frames/second
  • 100 – 51200 ISO
  • 3840 x 2160 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 75.00mm (3.0″) Monitor, articulated
  • Lens mount Micro Four Thirds (MFT)
  • WiFi built-in
  • 138.5 x 98.1 x 87.4mm³ (5.5″ x 3.9″ x 3.4″)
  • 660g (21.3 oz.)

All specs: Main page for DC GH5s

EOS M5 vs DC GH5s Sensors

On the pictures below the sensor areas of cameras are highlighted.

This infographic highlights the sensor areas of both models compared to other common sensor formats:

Better choice: Canon EOS M5

EOS M5 vs DC GH5s: Viewfinder

EOS M5 has an electronic viewfinder and it’s resolution is 2.36 megapixel with magnification of 0.60x.

DC GH5s has an electronic viewfinder with resolution 3.68 megapixel, it’s magnification is 0.76x.

Viewfinder magnifications of compared cameras. The black area shows a magnification of 1x, relative to native size; in red is a magnification of 0.85x.

EOS M5 (0.60x)

DC GH5s (0.76x)

Note: Differences in the image area are the result of different image ratios, 3:2 or 4:3. That can make it difficult to compare the viewfinder magnification of both cameras. However, with these two cameras the difference is considerable in any case.

Canon EOS M5 VS Panasonic DC GH5s Other Specs Comparison

Why is Canon EOS M5 a better choice

EOS M5

DC GH5s

Larger sensor (5)

APS-C Four Thirds
Wider resolution (5, megapixel)

24.40 10.28
Built-in flash (2)

Weighs less (2)

427g
(13.8 oz.)
660g
(21.3 oz.)
More portable (2)

625cm³
(39 cu.in.)
1187cm³
(75 cu.in.)

Conclusion: Advantages of the EOS M5 are the larger sensor, the higher resolution and the built-in flash. A nice touch is the lower weight than the DC GH5s and the more compact size.

The EOS M5 scores 16 points.

Otherwise why to choose Panasonic DC GH5s

EOS M5

DC GH5s

Higher speed (4, frames/second)

9 12
Auto Focus points (4)

49 225
Better sensibility (4)

100 – 25600 ISO 100 – 51200 ISO
Better viewfinder (4, Megapixel)

2.36 3.68
Larger lens selection (3)

7 80
Better Video (2)

1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Longer battery life (3, photos)

295 410
USB 3.0 (2)

Environmental sealing (2)

Conclusion: Advantages of the DC GH5s are that the camera is faster, the faster and more accurate auto focus and the larger sensitivity. We also like the better viewfinder, the larger selection of lenses and the superior video recording. A recommendation of the DC GH5s is made easy by that the battery has more stamina, the support for USB 3.0. HArdly a luxury, given today’s image size and the requirements of 4K video.

Yields 26 points for the DC GH5s.

Common Specs for both cameras compared

EOS M5

DC GH5s

Sensor cleaning

Sensor resolution (MP)

1.62 1.62
Articulated screen

Touch screen

External microphone

WiFi

Canon EOS M5 VS Panasonic DC GH5s Dimensions

Look at front view of the EOS M5 and DC GH5s

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Canon EOS M5

Panasonic DC GH5s

16
26

We recommend Panasonic DC GH5s as better choice.