Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 vs. Canon EOS R5 C

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 and Canon EOS R5 C. 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

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 vs. Canon EOS R5 C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Product Type Digital camera - 1080i - mirrorless system Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.8 cm 10.1 cm
Width 11.6 cm 14.2 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 11.1 cm
Weight 272 g 680 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 680 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel 45 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,680,000 pixels 47,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,000,000 pixels 45,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Electronic (5-axis)
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Image Processor Venus Engine DIGIC X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon RF
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 1053
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
ISO (Max) 12800 102400
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
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 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO auto (200-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 144 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, illumination snap, flower, night scene, sports mode, sunset, soft skin, baby1, baby2, peripheral defocus, architecture, objects -
Special Effects Sepia, miniature, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect 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, 2000K - 15000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 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 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 -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Type 3" LCD display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7.6 -
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 Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 8192 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 4592 x 3448
JPEG 3232 x 2424
JPEG 2272 x 1704
JPEG 1824 x 1368
JPEG 4576 x 3056
JPEG 3232 x 2160
JPEG 2272 x 1520
JPEG 1824 x 1216
JPEG 4576 x 2576
JPEG 3232 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1824 x 1024
JPEG 3424 x 3423
JPEG 2416 x 2416
JPEG 1712 x 1712
8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080
AVCHD - 1280 x 720
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1010 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)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Remote control
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Timecode in/out
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Features - SMPTE Colour Bars, zebra pattern, waveform monitor
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 4.2 frames per second, 20 frames per second (4MP) 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 6.8 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 5.1 frames per second, 4.9 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Intelligent Scene Selector, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, Full-time Live View, Subject Detection technology, Face Recognition, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, text stamp Sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Pre-Rec function, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, Noise Reduction control, fast motion recording, silent shooting, distortion correction function, simultaneous multi-format recording, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, tally light, 12-bit RAW, Canon Log 3, Perceptual Quantisation (PQ) recording, Black Gamma control
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX1 Canon EOS R5 C
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 7.0 HD Edition, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial) -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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