Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 vs. Canon EOS R7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Canon EOS R7. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 vs. Canon EOS R7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.71 cm 9.04 cm
Width 13.26 cm 13.2 cm
Depth 8.19 cm 9.17 cm
Weight 630 g 530 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 630 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 714 g
Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,280,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Dual Native ISO technology EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Image Processor Venus Engine DIGIC X
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Lens Mounting Type L-Mount Canon RF
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225 651
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function -
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.74x 1.15x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO 100-4000 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800 ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/250sec, 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,840,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, HEVC, H.265 MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4272 x 2848
3024 x 2016
12000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
5328 x 4000
RAW 3792 x 2848
2688 x 2016
10656 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
4000 x 4000
2848 x 2848
2016 x 2016
RAW 8000 x 8000 - High Resolution Mode
6000 x 3000
6000 x 2208
6960 x 4640
4800 x 3200
3472 x 2320
2400 x 1600
6160 x 4640
4256 x 3200
3072 x 2320
2112 x 1600
6960 x 3904
4800 x 2688
3472 x 1952
2400 x 1344
4640 x 4640
3200 x 3200
2320 x 2320
1600 x 1600
Video Capture 3840 x 2160
3328 x 2496 - anamorphic
1920 x 1080
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 4710 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1500 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 7 frames per second 15 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, contrast control, USB powered, USB charging, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 96-megapixel High Resolution mode RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable, Canon Log 3
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EOS R7
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, hot shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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