| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.33 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.1 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Panasonic |
| Model | Pentax K-5 IIS 16MP DSLR Camera | Lumix DC GH5GA 20.33MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax K-5 IIS | Lumix DC GH5GA |
| Series | Pentax | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Da18-135 Mm Wr Lens | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.33 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 13.1 x 7.3 x 9.7 cm | 138.5 x 98.1 x 87.4 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Wide Angle | Yes | Yes |
| Lens Attachment | Body+18-135mm | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 10 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | DC GH5GA |
| Weight | - | 725 GM |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 12800 | - |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | Live MOS Sensor |
| Other Sensor Features | CMOS with Primary Color Filter and Integrated Shake / Dust Reduction Sensor Movement System, Color Depth 8-bits / Channel JPG, 14-bits / Channel RAW, DR II (Ultrasonic Vibration to Low Pass Filter) with Dust Alert Function | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 180 |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | Primary color filter |
| Other Lens Features | Usable Lenses Pentax KAF 3, KAF 2, KAF and KA (K Mount, 35 mm Screwmount, 645 / 67 Med Format Lenses Useable with Adapter and Restrictions, SDM Function, Power Zoom Function | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Aperture Range | - | 1 EV |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 to +1.5 m | -4.0 - +3.0 dpt |
| Other Viewfinder Features | Standard Focusing Screen Natural Bright Matte III (Interchangeable), Depth of Field Preview Optical (Diaphragm Stop-down), Digital Live View | - |
| View Finder Type | - | OLED Live View Finder 3,680k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.52x / 0.76x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF Single (with Focus Lock, Focus / Shutter Priority Selectable, AF Continuous with Focus / FPS Priority Selectable) Manual | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Center Weighted, Spot | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent (D, N, W, L), Tungsten, Flash, CTE, Manual Mode (S) 3 Manual and 3 Kelvin Temperature Presets Available, Copy WB Settings from a Captured Image Available | AWB / AWBc / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Other Focus Features | Focus Point Adjustment Auto 11 Point, Auto 5 Point, User-selectable, Center, AF Assist via Dedicated LED AF Assist Lamp, Safox X TTL Phase-difference 11 Point (9 Cross) Wide Autofocus System with Light Wavelength Sensor, Autofocus Contrast + Face Detection, Contrast Detection, Phase Difference | - |
| Focus Range | - | EV -4 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 5 EV (1/3, 1/2 Steps Selectable) | 1/3 EV step |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-run, Focal-plane Shutter | Focal-plane shutter |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Speed | - | Still image Bulb Max. 30 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60 |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 150 min |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | On, Redeye, Slow Sync, Slow Sync + Redeye, Trailing Curtain Sync, Wireless | Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off * For iA, iA+ only. |
| Flash Compensation | Flash Exposure Compensation -2 to 1 EV (1/2 Steps) | 1/3EV step 3EV |
| Other Flash Features | External Flash Hotshoe (P-TTL), High-speed Sync and Wireless with Pentax Dedicated Flash, X-sync Socket at 1/180 sec | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, PEF, DNG, JPG (EXIF 2.21), DCF 2 Compliant, DPOF, PIM III | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.31, RAW |
| Gross Pixel | 16.9 MP | 21.77 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 4928 x 3264 (16 M), 3936 x 2624 (10 M), 3072 x 2048 (6 M), 1728 x 1152 (2 M) | 5184x3888L / 3712x2784M / 2624x1968S / 4992x37446K PHOTO / 3328x24964K PHOTO |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 4992 x 3744 |
| Still Image Size | - | 3504x2336 |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| HDR Support | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.1 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921000 dots | Approx 1620k dots |
| Other Display Features | Playback Modes (Mode Selection One Shot (No Data, Basic Data, Full Data, Color Channel Histogram, Bright / Dark Indication, Copyright Info), Multi Image Display (4, 9, 16, 36, 81 Thumbnails), Calendar Filmstrip, Folder, Magnification, Select and Delete, Movie Playback (No Data, Basic Data, Full Data), Save RAW Data from JPG, Mode Pallet Image Rotation, Digital Filter, Resize, Cropping, Slideshow, Save as Manual WB, RAW Development, Index Print, Protect, DPOF, Movie Edit, Extract JPG from Movie), Magnification Upto 32x, Scrollable, Quick Magnification, Digital Filters (Playback) Toy Camera, Monochrome (Filter, Toning), Retro, Color, High Contrast, Soft, Extract Color, Starburst, Sketch, Watercolor, Fisheye, Pastel, Slim, Miniature, HDR, Posterization, Base Parameter Adj, Custom | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1,620k dots |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| GPS | - | No |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac * 5GHz Wi-Fi is not available in some countries. |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC (via Firmware Update) | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible with UHS-I / UHS-II UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Supply | - | 14W |
| Power Requirement | - | 7.2V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 410 images rear monitor, 400 images LVF, 1,000 images Power Save LVF mode* with H-FS12060 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | AVI | MP4, H.265, HEVC |
| Audio Video Interface | Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Video Resolution | - | 4096x2160 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Looping Video | - | Yes in 6K*7/4K Burst S/S mode |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 59.94fps |
| modes and functions features |
| Delete Function | Yes | Yes |
| Drive Modes | Drive Modes Mode Selection - Single, Continuous (H, L), Remote Infrared (0 sec, 3 sec, Continuous), Auto Bracketing (Standard, Timer, Remote), MLU (Standard, Remote), HDR Capture (+3, 0, -3 with 5 Blend Settings and Pixel Alignment), Multi-exposure (2 - 9 Shots), Interval (999 Shots, 1 sec to 24 hrs, Time Delay Available), Continuous FPS (H) 7 fps (30 JPG, 20 RAW), (L) 1.6 fps (Unlimited JPG, 10 RAW), Cable Switch | - |
| Shooting Modes | Capture Modes (Mode Selection Green, Hyper Program (P), Sensitivity Priority (Sv), Shutter Priority (Tv), Aperture Priority (Av), Shutter and Aperture Priority (TAv), Metered Manual, Bulb, X-speed, USER (5 Presets), Movie Custom Image Modes Bright, Natural, Portrait, Landscape, Vibrant, Muted, Monochrome, Reversal Film, Bleach Bypass, All Include Gamut Radar and Fine Adjustment of Saturation, Hue, High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness (Regular and Fine Adjustment Scales), Monochrome Mode Includes Adjustments for Filter Effects (Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Magenta, Blue, Cyan, Infrared), Toning (Sepia, Warm / Cool), High / Low Key, Contrast and Sharpness (Regular, Fine and Extra Sharp Adjustment Scales), Green Simplified Mode) PASMB P, A, S, M, B (Extended Modes Sv, TAv), Digital Filters (Capture) Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Extract Color, Soft, Starburst, Fisheye, Custom, Data Record Folder Name (Standard, Date), File Name (Standard, Customizable), Embed Copyright | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |