Leica M vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Leica M and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm. 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

Leica M vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - rangefinder Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 12-60mm lens
Height 8 cm 9.81 cm
Width 13.9 cm 13.85 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 8.74 cm
Weight 680 g 645 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 645 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 725 g
Camera with battery, memory card and H-FS12060 lens: 935 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver chrome Black
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom - 5x
SENSOR Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels - 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Dust alert sensor, digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Image Processor Leica Maestro Venus Engine 10
LENS Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Type - Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84.05 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Leica M Micro Four Thirds
Features - Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Extra-low Dispersion Aspheric (EDA) lens
FOCUSING Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion -
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Automatic parallax compensation Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 6400 25600
Native ISO - 80-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2)
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200-6400 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1728
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Film Simulation Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 13100K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type - Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/2, 1, 2, 3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 920,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Contrast control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Digital Video Format MJPEG, MOV AVCHD, H.264, MOV, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card 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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5952 x 3976
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1080
DNG (RAW) 5952 x 3976
5184 x 3888
5184 x 3456
5184 x 2920
3712 x 2784
3712 x 2480
3840 x 2160
2624 x 1968
2624 x 1752
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
4992 x 3744 - 6K PHOTO
5184 x 3456 - 6K PHOTO
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 59.94 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 410 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Interface - HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type - USB 3.1 (24 pin Micro-USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 2 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (6K)
Additional Features Sharpness control, saturation control Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Leica M Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5M + 12-60mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, power cable, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cap
Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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