Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Lumix DC-GH5
Panasonic
Catalogue announcement:
The GH5 put unusually extensive video controls into a Micro Four Thirds stills-camera body. At launch it could record 4K at 60p, or internal 10-bit 4K at up to 30p; those are separate recording options. Dual card slots and in-body stabilisation helped it fit into small production setups.
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 20 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 5184 x 3888
- ISO
- Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 100
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Micro Four Thirds
- Number of focus points
- 225
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
- Image stabilization notes
- 5-axis; Supports Dual IS 2
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 60 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
- 1/16000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 12.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe or flash sync port)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 1.52× (0.76× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 1,620,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fully articulated
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compatible)
- Battery description
- DMW-BLF19 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 410
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 725 g (1.60 lb / 25.57 oz)
- Dimensions
- 139 x 98 x 87 mm (5.47 x 3.86 x 3.43″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (4:2:2 10-bit output up to 30p. (4:2:2 10-bit w/o internal recording, 4:2:2 8-bit with internal recording, at >30p 4K))
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes (via cable release or smartphone)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
Independent review
Cameralabs · Panasonic Lumix GH5 review ↗
Laing highlighted the recording options, stabilisation, dual UHS-II card slots and monitoring tools. His review distinguishes internal 4K/60p from internal 10-bit recording at lower frame rates; combining both required external recording at the time.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →