Leica V-LUX 5 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Leica V-LUX 5 and Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II. 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 V-LUX 5 vs. Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Leica -
Height 9.72 cm 6.09 cm
Width 13.67 cm 11.09 cm
Depth 13.15 cm 4.6 cm
Weight 812 g 316 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 812 g Camera only: 316 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 16x 5x
SENSOR Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 20,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis Dynamic Image Stabiliser)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type Leica zoom lens - 16x zoom - 9.1 - 146 mm - f/2.8-4.0 DC Vario-Elmarit Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 8.8 - 44 mm - f/1.8-2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 400mm 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm 5-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 15 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Auto Focus - TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 31
Auto Focus Features Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Automatic Face Tracking technology, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.74x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -3 to +1
Features - Auto eye sensor, pop-up
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
ISO (Max) 25000 25600
Native ISO 80-12500 125-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 25000 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12500, ISO 25000 ISO 25600, ISO auto (125-12800), ISO 125-12800
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Panorama assist, handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot Portrait mode, self-portrait, fireworks, panning, Underwater, high dynamic, fisheye effect, miniature effect, toy camera effect, soft focus, star nightscape, star trails, star time-lapse movie, handheld night scene, star portrait, grainy monochrome, oil painting effect, water-painting effect, backlight hard, background defocus
Special Effects Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/25600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps -
DISPLAY Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,240,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 13.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 9.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.5 m - 7 m (wide lens)
0.4 m - 4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Digital Video Format - H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
RAW 5472 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1250 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 360 shots Photo shooting - 230 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 180 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 320 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 55 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 45 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices -
Supported Host Device Platform - iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 50 frames per second 8 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, USB charging, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, USB charging, Backlight Correction HDR, Panorama Capture, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, RAW burst mode
OTHERS Leica V-LUX 5 Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, lens cap strap, hot shoe cover Battery charger, wrist strap, additional battery
Software - Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Map Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility, Canon CameraWindow DC
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 2 years
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