Leica SL Typ 601 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Leica SL Typ 601 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Leica SL Typ 601 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.4 cm 9.81 cm
Width 14.7 cm 13.85 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 8.74 cm
Weight 771 g 580 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Body Material Milled aluminium Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Sensor Resolution - 10.28 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels - 11,930,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 10,280,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), Dual Native ISO technology
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Image Processor Leica Maestro II Venus Engine 10
LENS Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Lens Mounting Type Leica L Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.66" -
Viewfinder Resolution 4,400,000 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
ISO (Max) - 25600
Native ISO - 80-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2)
Light Sensitivity ISO 50-50000 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects - 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 - Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 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 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Type - 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format - 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor - Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, MOV, H.265
Image Recording Format - JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 128 GB -
Image Storage - 3680 x 2760
3840 x 2560
4016 x 2256
2592 x 1944
2736 x 1824
2816 x 1584
1824 x 1368
1920 x 1280
1920 x 1080
2752 x 2752
1936 x 1936
1360 x 1360
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture - 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
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 150Mbps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Battery Type Manufacturer-specific Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Lithium Ion
Details (included) Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 440 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0 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
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0 (8 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
USB 3.1 (24 pin Micro-USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone/line input (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
TC input / output
FEATURES Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 11 frames per second, 7 frames per second (8.4MP) 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (4K)
Additional Features Histogram display, no anti-aliasing filter Audio recording, built-in speaker, 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, primary colour filter, slow motion recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Leica SL Typ 601 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Included Accessories Carrying strap, cleaning cloth, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cap, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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