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Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Comparison

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16 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor

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Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Comparison Overview

Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Fujifilm S9900w, which was introduced in January 2015 is a Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 16.0MP sensor whereas Panasonic G5, which was introduced in July 2012 is a Entry-Level Mirrorless camera with a 16.0MP Four Thirds sensor. As you can see, G5 is 3 years older than S9900w. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.

Comparing an interchangeble lens camera to a fixed lens camera is a bit tricky but we will do our best to make this a fair comparison.

Here is a brief look at the main features of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 before getting into our more detailed comparison.

Fujifilm S9900w Key Specs

  • Announcement Date: 2015-01-14
  • 16MP - CMOS Sensor
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • 24-1200 mm F2.9-6.5 Zoom Lens
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3.00" Fixed Screen
  • 920k dot Electronic viewfinder
  • 10.0fps continuous shooting
  • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
  • Built-in Wireless
  • 670g. 123 x 87 x 116 mm

Panasonic G5 Key Specs

  • Announcement Date: 2012-07-17
  • 16MP - Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 3.00" Fully Articulated Screen
  • 1440k dot Electronic viewfinder
  • 6.0fps continuous shooting
  • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
  • 396g. 120 x 83 x 71 mm
  • Replaced Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 Compare

Panasonic G5 was replaced by Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6. You may also be interested in these comparisons:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 vs Fujifilm S9900w

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.


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Reasons to choose Fujifilm S9900w over Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Wireless Connection
Built-In vs None Better connectivity
In-built Image Stabilization
Optical vs None Sharper images at longer focal lengths and slow shutter speeds
Internal Storage
38MB vs None Extra built-in storage
Continuous Shooting
10.0fps vs 6.0fps 4 fps faster
Timelapse Recording
Yes vs No creative shooting
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Reasons to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 over Fujifilm S9900w
LCD Screen
Fully Articulated vs Fixed Flexible shooting positions
External Flash Shoe
Yes vs No Better for flash photography
Touch Screen
Yes vs No Easy control of camera functions
RAW Support
Yes vs No Better image quality
LCD Resolution
920k dots vs 460k dots 100% higher resolution screen
Viewfinder Coverage
100% vs 97% More accurate viewfinder
Max Mech. Shutter
1/4000s vs 1/1700s faster mechanical shutter
Battery Life
320 shots vs 300 shots 20 more frames with a single charge
Weight
396 g vs 670 g 274 g lighter
Flash Coverage
10.5m vs 7.0m 3.5m longer range
Viewfinder Resolution
1440k dot vs 920k dot 56% higher resolution
Sensor Pixel Area
14.12µm2 vs 1.76µm2 702% larger pixel area
AE Bracketing Range
±3 EV vs ±2 EV Wide Bracketing range is useful for HDR
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Common Strengths of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Built-in Flash
Yes vs Yes Useful in low-light
Viewfinder
Yes (Electronic) vs Yes (Electronic) Better framing and control
Face Detection Focus
Yes vs Yes very handy for portraits
Max Continuous Shooting
10.0fps vs 6.0fps Fast shooting speeds
AE Bracketing
Yes vs Yes Useful for tough lighting conditions and HDR
Selfie/Vlogger Friendly LCD
Yes vs Yes Rotate LCD for taking Selfies
Common Weaknesses of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Environmental Sealing
No vs No not suitable for tough conditions
Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5: Physical Specs and Body features Comparison

Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs. In this section, We are going to illustrate Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Fujifilm S9900w has external dimensions of 123 x 87 x 116 mm (4.84 x 3.43 x 4.57″) and weighs 670 g (1.48 lb / 23.63 oz) (including batteries). Panasonic G5 has external dimensions of 120 x 83 x 71 mm (4.72 x 3.27 x 2.8″) and weighs 396 g (0.87 lb / 13.97 oz) (including batteries).

Below you can see the front view size comparison of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5. Panasonic G5 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 3mm narrower, 4mm shorter and 45mm thinner than Fujifilm S9900w. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Fujifilm S9900w has a built-in lens but Panasonic G5 doesn't. Once you put a lens on G5, its thickness will increase significantly.

Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Camera Size Comparison - Front View
Comparison image of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View

Here is the back view size comparison of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5.

Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Camera Size Comparison - Back View
Comparison image of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 Size and Weight - Back View

Now lets look at the top view comparison of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5.
Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Camera Size Comparison - Top View
Top View Comparison image of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 Size

Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day. Panasonic G5 is significantly lighter (274g ) than the Fujifilm S9900w which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.

Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on G5, the total kit will weigh much higher.

Weather Sealing

Unfortunately neither Fujifilm S9900w nor Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 provides any type of weather sealing in their body, so you have to give extra care especially when you are shooting outdoors. If weather sealing is a must-have feature for you, check these sections:
Top Bridge Cameras with Weather Sealing
Top Mirrorless Cameras with Weather Sealing

LCD Screen Size and Features

Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3.00".

On the other hand, Panasonic G5 sports a Fully Articulated screen which you can change the angle and position of the screen almost freely, making it possible to shoot from waist or over the head levels, and especially very useful for shooting selfies and video. Fujifilm S9900w's LCD screen is a fixed type which provides almost no flexibility in shooting positions compared to G5.


Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5: Sensor Comparison

Both Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm S9900w's sensor is (1/2. ) and Panasonic G5's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).

Since Panasonic G5's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Fujifilm S9900w.

Below you can see the S9900w and G5 sensor size comparison.

Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5 Sensor Size Comparison
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 Cameras


As seen above, Panasonic G5 has a infx Larger sensor area than Fujifilm S9900w. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.

What types of Photography are Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 Good for?
In this section, we rank and compare Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.

Fujifilm S9900w for Portrait Photography

POOR

Panasonic G5 for Portrait Photography

AVERAGE
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Manual Focus Mode
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Image Stabilization
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Fujifilm S9900w for Street Photography

AVERAGE

Panasonic G5 for Street Photography

GOOD
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Medium sized Body
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Focus Mode
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
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Fujifilm S9900w for Sports Photography

AVERAGE

Panasonic G5 for Sports Photography

GOOD
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Wireless Connection
1200 mm Tele Lens
Average Ergonomics&Handling
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Manual Focus Mode
Environmental Sealings
Slow Max shutter speed: 1/1700s
Focus Points
Slow Lens at Tele: f6.50
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Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
23 Focus Points
Average Continuous Shooting: 6.0fps
No Image Stabilization
Environmental Sealings
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Fujifilm S9900w for Daily Photography

AVERAGE

Panasonic G5 for Daily Photography

AVERAGE
50.0X Optical Zoom
Medium size Body
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
670g
Body Thickness 116mm
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Medium size Body
396g
Body Thickness 71mm
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Fujifilm S9900w for Landscape Photography

POOR

Panasonic G5 for Landscape Photography

POOR
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.3 sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Focus Mode
No Environmental Sealings
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
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Fujifilm S9900w vs Panasonic G5: OUR DECISION

You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5, below you can find their scores in five different aspects. Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 69 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.

Here is a summary of how Fujifilm S9900w and Panasonic G5 scores compare:

Fujifilm S9900w
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #53 out of 113 in SLR-like (bridge) cameras
Ranked #601 out of 1259 in all Cameras
Panasonic G5
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #97 out of 111 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked #311 out of 1259 in all Cameras

Panasonic G5 is the clear winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Fujifilm S9900w in all criteria.
It has better general image quality, more features, more compact body and offers more value for the money

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Panasonic G5 vs Fujifilm S9900w Specs Table
Detailed comparison of specifications
General Fujifilm S9900w Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
Brand Fujifilm Panasonic
Announced 2015-01-14 2012-07-17
Body Type SLR-like (bridge) SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor
Type CMOS CMOS
Size Four Thirds
Dimensions 1/2. 17.3 x 13 mm
Area 0.00mm2 224.90mm2
Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Max Resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Max Native Light sensitivity 12,800 ISO 12,800 ISO
Min Native Light sensitivity 100 ISO 160 ISO
RAW Support
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points n/a 23
Lens
Manual Focus
Lens Mount fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens Focal Range 24-1200 mm (50x) no lens
Max Aperture F2.9-6.5 no lens
Macro Focus Range 7cm no lens
Screen
Type Fixed type Fully Articulated
Size 3.00" 3.00"
Resolution 460k dots 920k dots
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution 920k dots 1,440k dots
Viewfinder Coverage 97% 100%
Viewfinder Magnification n/a 0.7x
Photography Features
Max Mechanical Shutter 1/1700s 1/4000s
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Custom White Balance
Built-in Image Stabilization Optical Optical
Built-in Flash
Flash Range 7.00 m (with Auto ISO) 10.50 m
Max Flash Sync n/a 1/160s
External Flash
Continuous Shooting 10.0 fps 6.0 fps
Multi-Segment Metering
Average Metering
Spot Metering
Partial Metering
AF-Area Metering
Center Weighted Metering
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
Video Features
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Video Formats H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity Built-In None
HDMI
Physical
Environmental Sealing
Weight 670g 396g
Dimensions 123 x 87 x 116mm 120 x 83 x 71mm
Battery Life 300 shots 320 shots
Other Features
Timelapse Recording
GPS None None
DxO Sensor Scores
DxO Overall Score not tested 61
DxO Color Depth not tested 21.4
DxO Dynamic Range not tested 11.6
DxO Low Light ISO not tested 618
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