Canon EOS 1D X vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D X vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Leica 12-60mm lens
Height 16.36 cm 9.81 cm
Width 15.8 cm 13.85 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 8.74 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 645 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 645 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 725 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-ES12060 lens: 1.045 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ Venus Engine 10
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Type - Leica zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 12 groups / 14 elements
Filter Size - 62 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Nano Surface coating, Dual I.S. (Image Stabilizer) compatible
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 225
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO - 80-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2)
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
5184 x 3888
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO
5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 410 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 3.1 (24 pin Micro-USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (6K)
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5L + Leica 12-60mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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