| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.05 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Nikon |
| Model | Lumix DMC GH2 16.05MP DSLR Camera | D5100 16.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC GH2 | D5100 |
| Model Number | DMC GH2K | - |
| Series | Lumix | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.05 MP | 16.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 124 x 89.6 x 75 mm | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm |
| Weight | 609 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot Shoe | - |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | - | Body Only |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 17.3 x 13.0 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | 30 | 4 |
| Sensor Technology | Live MOS Sensor | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Body Only | - |
| Lens Mount | Micro Four Thirds Mount | - |
| Digital Zoom | 2x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | - |
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Live View Finder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 1.42x / 0.71x 35mm camera equiv. with 50mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0~+4.0 dpt | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 17.5 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Face detection / AF Tracking / 23-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing | - |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| White Balancing | - | Auto TTL white-balance with main image sensor and 420-pixel RGB sensor, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 types , Direct, Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, preset manual. |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Focal plane shutter | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still Images 1/4000 ~ 60 and Bulb up to approx. 2 minutes | - |
| Continuous Shots | AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH] Approx. 120 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 110 min with H-VS014140Motion Jpeg with picture quality set to [FSH] Approx. 130 min with H-FS014042 / Approx. 120 min with H-VS014140 | Continuous shooting mode Approx. 4fps |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEGDCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, DPOF compatibleMPO | NEF 12 or 14-bit lossless compressed or compressed RAW, JPEG Baseline-compliant |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 32, 169, 11 Multi-aspect recording except 11 | - |
| Gross Pixel | 18.31 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 4608x3456L / 3264x2448M / 2336x1752S / 1920x1440When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Third System standard | 4928 x 3264 L |
| Still Image Size | 4608x3456 | - |
| Picture Angle | - | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | 2 |
| Wifi | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Power Requirement | 7.2V | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | CIPA standardApprox. 330 images LCD, Approx. 340 images LVF with H-FS014042Approx. 320 images LCD, Approx. 330 images LVF with H-VS014140 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| Power Supply | - | EH-5a AC Adapter |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Monaural, Wind-cut Off / Low / Standard / High | - |
| Speaker | Monaural | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| Video Format | - | MOV movie H.264, MPEG-4 AVC compression format with Linear PCM sound Stereo sound with external microphone |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Audio / Video Output |
| modes and functions features |
| Scene Modes | Portrait Normal / Soft Skin / Outdoor / Indoor / Creative / Scenery Normal / Nature / Architecture / Creative / Close-up Flower / Food / Objects / Creative / SCN Peripheral Defocus / Night Portrait / Night Scenery / Sunset / Party / Sports / Baby 1,2 /Pet | - |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | - | Single frame, Continuous 4fps, Self-timer, Delayed remote, Quick-response remote, Silent shuttle release, D-Movie. |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Fill-flash, slow sync, auto slow sync, red-eye reduction, auto with red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, auto, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain sync, rear-curtain with slow sync. |