| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 14.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Display Type | TFT | TFT | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon | 
| Model | Lumix DMC FZ100 14.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS M5 24.2MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Lumix DMC FZ100 | EOS M5 | 
| Model Number | DMC FZ100 | M5 | 
| Series | Lumix | EOS | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 14.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 124.3 x 81.2 x 95.2 mm | 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6 mm | 
| Weight | 540 GM | 427 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Wide Angle | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Ports | - | USB Terminal, Micro USB, HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 10.90 mm | - | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 25600 ISO | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT | - | 
| Focal Length | 4.5 - 108 mm | - | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F2.8 - F5.2 | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | - | 
| View Finder Type | - | Built-in electronic colour viewfinder | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | - | 
| Metering Modes | Face / AF Tracking / Multi 23-area / 1-area flexible / scalable | Real-time metering using the image sensor 1. Evaluative 2. Partial metering 3. Center-weighted evaluative metering 4. Spot | 
| Focus Mode | - | 1. Autofocus       - One-Shot AF      - Servo AF 2. Manual focus 3. AF+MF Manual focus after One-Shot AF when shooting still images during movie recording | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Day, Light, Shade, Cloudy, Light bulb, White fluorescent light, Flash, Colour temperature, Custom. | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronic control only | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec. to 30 sec. in Auto mode Highest flash-sync shutter speed 1/200 sec. | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | No | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | Manual pop-up flash | 
| Flash Compensation | 0.3 - 9.5 m W, 1.0 - 5.1 m T | stops in 1/3-stop increments | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG | JPEG/RAW CR2 a Canon 14-bit RAW format | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Image Sizing | 4320 x 3240 | - | 
| Still Image Size | 4320 x 3240 | 2400 x 1600 | 
| Picture Angle | 25 mm wide angle | - | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 25.8 MP | 
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | TFT | TFT | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 460,000 dots | 1.62 million dots | 
| LCD Display | TFT | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 460000 dots | Approx. 1.62 million dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| connectivity features | 
| HDMI | Yes | Yes | 
| USB | Yes | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| Inbuilt Memory | 40 MB | - | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - | 
| Power Supply | AC Adaptor Input 110 240 V AC | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Battery Life | - | Number of Still Image Shots CIPA compliant Monitor On Approx. 295 shots Electronic Colour Viewfinder On Approx. 295 shots | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Stereo | - | 
| Video Format | AVCHD / QuickTime Motion JPEG | MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | 
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output | - | 
| Audio Features | - | MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 | 
| Video Quality | - | Full HD | 
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 59.94fps | 
| modes and functions features | 
| HD Support | Yes | Yes | 
| Delete Function | Yes | - | 
| Shooting Modes | Frame Movie Mode | - | 
| Macro Mode | Wide  1 cm 0.03 feet - infinity / Tele 100 cm 3.27 feet - infinity | - | 
| Drive Modes | - | Single shooting, Continuous shooting High-speed continuous shooting, low-speed continuous shooting | 
| exposure features | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1. Manual |