| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | Yes | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| general | 
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon | 
| Model | Lumix DMC FZ300 12.1MP DSLR Camera | EOS M5 24.2MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Lumix DMC FZ300 | EOS M5 | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| SLR Variant | 25 600Mm F2.8 Constant Aperture Zoom Camera With 4K Movie | - | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 24.2 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 11.7 x 13.2 x 9.2 cm | 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6 mm | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | M5 | 
| Series | - | EOS | 
| Weight | - | 427 GM | 
| Ports | - | USB Terminal, Micro USB, HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Maximum FPS | 12.1 | - | 
| lens features | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 24x | - | 
| Aperture Range | f/2.8 to f/8 | - | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | - | Manual pop-up flash | 
| Flash Compensation | - | stops in 1/3-stop increments | 
| image features | 
| Slow Motion | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG/RAW CR2 a Canon 14-bit RAW format | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 25.8 MP | 
| Maximum Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 | 
| Still Image Size | - | 2400 x 1600 | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Touch Screen | Yes | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT | 
| Display Resolution | - | 1.62 million dots | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx. 1.62 million dots | 
| connectivity features | 
| GPS | No | - | 
| Wifi | Yes | - | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | Yes | 
| storage and power features | 
| 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 | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder Type | - | Built-in electronic colour viewfinder | 
| focus features | 
| 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 | 
| Metering Modes | - | Real-time metering using the image sensor 1. Evaluative 2. Partial metering 3. Center-weighted evaluative metering 4. Spot | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Day, Light, Shade, Cloudy, Light bulb, White fluorescent light, Flash, Colour temperature, Custom. | 
| exposure features | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1. Manual | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronic control only | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec. to 30 sec. in Auto mode Highest flash-sync shutter speed 1/200 sec. | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| audio and video features | 
| Audio Features | - | MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 | 
| Video Quality | - | Full HD | 
| Video Format | - | MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | 
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 59.94fps | 
| modes and functions features | 
| HD Support | - | Yes | 
| Drive Modes | - | Single shooting, Continuous shooting High-speed continuous shooting, low-speed continuous shooting |