Do you want to know what's better Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5? SpecsPRO has compared Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100
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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100

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  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/4000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 11.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder resolution: 2,764,000

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Resolutions: 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 49

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 300

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5
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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 16 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 4592 x 3448

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Subject / scene modes: Yes

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Built-in flash: Yes (small external flash included (GN7))

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 211 g (0.47 lb / 7.44 oz)

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Sep 15, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    13 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4112 x 3088

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4112 x 3088, 4272 x 2856, 4480 x 2520, 3088 x 3088, 2976 x 2232, 3120 x 2086, 3840 x 2160, 2240 x 2240, 2048 x 1536, 2112 x 1408, 1920 x 1080, 1536 x 1536

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    No

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • Flash range

    7.00 m (with included external flash at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    11.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    1.39×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,764,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–75 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3.1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.7–2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4X)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    50 cm (19.69)

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    393 g (0.87 lb / 13.86 oz)

  • Dimensions

    115 x 66 x 55 mm (4.53 x 2.6 x 2.17)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    300

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Sep 15, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Rangefinder-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4592 x 3448

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4592 x 3064, 4592 x 2584, 3424 x 3424, 3232 x 2424, 3232 x 2160, 3840 x 2160, 2416 x 2416, 2272 x 1704, 2272 x 1520, 1920 x 1080, 1712 x 1712, 1824 x 1368, 1824 x 1216, 1824 x 1024

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/500 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (small external flash included (GN7))

  • Flash range

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, off

  • Continuous drive

    5.8 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images))

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.92×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    1,166,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 50p, 50i, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    23

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    211 g (0.47 lb / 7.44 oz)

  • Dimensions

    99 x 60 x 36 mm (3.9 x 2.36 x 1.42)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    DMW-BLH7 lithium-ion battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    220

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

    None

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Lumix DMC-GM5 maximum resolution of 4592 x 3448 pixels (16 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Lumix DMC-LX100 maximum resolution of 4112 x 3088 pixels (13 megapixels). The Lumix DMC-LX100 provides more number of focus points in compare with the Lumix DMC-GM5: 49 vs 23. More number of focus points means more convenience while attempting to focus on subjects that are not centred.

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 has a touch screen. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 has better maximum shutter speed - 1/4000 second.

    The Lumix DMC-GM5 has built-in flash. The Lumix DMC-LX100 battery life is better in compare to the Lumix DMC-GM5 battery life. In accordance with CIPA standards the photographer will be able to take 300 photos with the Lumix DMC-LX100 and only 220 with the Lumix DMC-GM5. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 weighs 211g that is 182g lighter in comparison with the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100.

    The Lumix DMC-LX100 and the Lumix DMC-GM5 have the same number of pros but as the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 has better maximum resolution that is a really significant advantage then this camera becomes the best buy.