Leica M10 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Leica M10 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S. 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

Leica M10 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Product Type Digital camera - rangefinder with Live View mode Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8 cm 9.81 cm
Width 13.9 cm 13.85 cm
Depth 3.85 cm 8.74 cm
Weight 660 g 580 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 660 g Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium alloy, brass Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black Black
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 10.28 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels - 11,930,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 10,280,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF), Dual Native ISO technology
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Image Processor - Venus Engine 10
LENS Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Lens Mounting Type Leica M Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 225
Auto Focus Features - 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 M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
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 0.73x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Automatic parallax compensation Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
ISO (Max) 50000 25600
Native ISO - 80-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2)
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-50000 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 25600, ISO 204800
Exposure Metering Average 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 Black & White 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
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 8 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2 or 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 1-20 EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, display saturation control, Touch AF
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Digital Video Format - AVCHD, H.264, MOV, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution - 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
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 No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 2 TB -
Image Storage DNG (RAW) 5976 x 3992
JPEG 5952 x 3968
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
3680 x 2760
3840 x 2560
4016 x 2256
2592 x 1944
2736 x 1824
2816 x 1584
1824 x 1368
1920 x 1280
1920 x 1080
2752 x 2752
1936 x 1936
1360 x 1360
3328 x 2496 - 4K PHOTO
3504 x 2336 - 4K PHOTO
3840 x 2160 - 4K PHOTO
2880 x 2880 - 4K PHOTO
Video Capture - 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
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 150Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Battery Type Leica BP-SCL5 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Lithium Ion
Details Leica BP-SCL5 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1300 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLF19 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 440 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
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/line input (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
TC input / output
FEATURES Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K), 60 frames per second (4K)
Additional Features Auto power save, histogram display, GPS ready Audio recording, built-in speaker, 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, primary colour filter, slow motion recording, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Leica M10 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH5S
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, car power adapter, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, sync terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cap, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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