Detailed comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 and Canon EOS R5. 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.
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 7.79 cm | 9.75 cm |
Width | 13.32 cm | 13.58 cm |
Depth | 6.31 cm | 8.8 cm |
Weight | 435 g | 650 g |
Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 650 g Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g |
Body Material | - | Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
Enclosure Colour | Silver | Black | - |
Protection | Splashproof | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
SENSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Sensor Resolution | 20.3 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | Live MOS | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 21,770,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,300,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) |
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 25 fps | 30 fps |
Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
Sensor Features | Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) | EOS Integrated Cleaning System |
Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
PROCESSOR | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Image Processor | - | DIGIC X |
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LENS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Lens Mounting Type | Micro Four Thirds | Canon RF |
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FOCUSING | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 49 | 5940 |
Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | Focus Peaking function |
AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF |
Face Detection | Yes | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
VIEWFINDER | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
Viewfinder Resolution | 2,360,000 pixels | 5,760,000 pixels |
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 1.54x | 0.76x |
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +2 |
Viewfinder Information | - | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode |
Field of View Crop Factor | 2 | 1.0 |
Features | Auto eye sensor | - |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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ISO (Max) | 25600 | 102400 |
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Native ISO | - | 100-51200 |
Extended ISO (Max) | - | 102400 |
Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) |
Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
Exposure Metering Zones | 1728 | 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 | - | White balance bracketing |
Special Effects | Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, Selective Colour, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail |
White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) |
Shutter Type | - | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled |
Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 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 | Yes |
X-sync Speed | 1/125sec | 1/250sec |
Exposure Range | EV 0-18 (ISO 100) | - |
Retouch | Clear Retouch function | - |
DISPLAY | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Type | 3" OLED display | 3.15" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF | Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating |
FLASH | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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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-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264 | H.265 |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 8192 x 4320 |
Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM |
Surround Sound | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording | - |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Mono |
Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | - |
MEMORY | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card, CFexpress |
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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 | No |
Image Storage | 5184 x 3888 3712 x 2784 2624 x 1968 MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode 5184 x 3456 3712 x 2480 2624 x 1752 MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode 5184 x 2920 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080 MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode 3888 x 3888 2784 x 2784 1968 x 1968 MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode |
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 3648 x 3648 2432 x 2432 1824 x 1824 |
Video Capture | AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps |
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps |
BATTERY AND CHARGING | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Battery Type | Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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Details | Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 330 shots | Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on) |
CONNECTIONS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, 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 |
Computer Connectivity | - | Mac, Windows |
Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm) Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm) |
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 |
FEATURES | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second | 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second |
Additional Features | Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, 3D photo shooting, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable |
OTHERS | Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, hot shoe cap, housing cover | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable |
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Software | Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE | Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 1 °C |
Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 1 year |