Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS 5DS

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm and Canon EOS 5DS. 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

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS 5DS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 14-42mm lens Body only
Height 6.48 cm 11.64 cm
Width 11.12 cm 15.2 cm
Depth 3.84 cm 7.64 cm
Weight 280 g 845 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Image Processor - Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G II -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 46 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 61
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face Recognition, face-priority AF function -
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 252
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot -
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
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, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Memory Card Slot SD card CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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 4592 x 3448
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 3064
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1520
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 4592 x 2584
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3424 x 3424
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
JPEG 8688 x 5792
JPEG 7680 x 5120
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
RAW 8688 x 5792
RAW 6480 x 4320
RAW 4320 x 2880
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (with X 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 14-42mm lens)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (with 45-150mm lens)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 660 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 4.2 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera film editing, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Light Speed AF RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GF6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 5DS
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Advanced Edition Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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