Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII Comparison

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24 MP | Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) CMOS Sensor

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Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII Comparison Overview

Here we are comparing two cameras with different body types: Panasonic S5, which was introduced in August 2020 is a Pro Mirrorless camera with a 24.0MP Full frame sensor whereas Canon 7D MII, which was introduced in September 2014 is a Advanced DSLR camera with a 20.0MP APS-C sensor. As you can see, 7D MII is 6 years older than S5. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.

Despite some fundamental differences of these two body types, Mirrorless cameras are becoming serious alternatives to DSLR cameras thanks to their size/weight advantages and recent improvements in their focus speeds , which makes this comparison even more interesting.

Here is a brief look at the main features of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII before getting into our more detailed comparison.

Panasonic S5 Key Specs

Announcement Date: 2020-08-14

24MP - Full frame CMOS Sensor

No Anti-aliasing (AA) filter

ISO 100 - 51200 ( expands to 50-204800)

Leica L Mount

Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

3" Fully Articulated Screen

2360k dot Electronic viewfinder

7.0fps continuous shooting

4K (UHD) - 3840 x 2160 video resolution

Built-in Wireless

714g. 133 x 97 x 82 mm

Weather Sealed Body

Canon 7D MII Key Specs

Announcement Date: 2014-09-15

20MP - APS-C CMOS Sensor

ISO 100 - 16000 ( expands to 51200)

Canon EF/EF-S Mount

3" Fixed Type Screen

Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder

10.0fps continuous shooting

Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution

Built-in GPS

910g. 149 x 112 x 78 mm

Weather Sealed Body

Replaced Canon EOS 7D Compare

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.

Reasons to choose Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 over Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Wireless Connection	Built-In vs None	Better connectivity
Image Stabilization	Sensor-shift vs None	Sharper images at longer focal lengths and long exposures
LCD Screen	Fully Articulated vs Fixed Type	Flexible shooting positions
Touch Screen	Yes vs No	Easy control of camera functions
Viewfinder Magnification	0.74x vs 0.63x	Larger Viewfinder
Max Sensor Resolution	24 MP vs 20 MP	19% more pixels
Max ISO	51.200 vs 16.000	220% higher Max ISO
Number of Focus Points	225 vs 65	160 more focus points
LCD Screen Resolution	1.840k dots vs 1.040k dots	76% higher resolution screen
Weight	714 g vs 910 g	196 g lighter
Sensor Pixel Area	35.30µm² vs 16.83µm²	109% larger pixel area
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160 vs 1920 x 1080	Higher Resolution Video
Selfie & Vlogger Friendly LCD	Yes vs No	Rotate LCD for taking Selfies
Pixel Shift High-Res Mode	Yes (96 MP) vs No	Increased resolution with pixel shift
4K Photo Mode	Yes vs No	Extract 8MP photos from 4K Video
6K Photo Mode	Yes vs No	Extract 18MP photos from Video footage
Bluetooth	Yes vs No	Connect your camera to other devices via Blueetooth
Focus Bracketing	Yes vs No	Take multiple photos shifting focus point
Focus Stacking	Yes vs No	Stacks photos in-camera to maximize depth of field
Post Focus Mode	Yes vs No	Change focus point after taking a shot
Smartphone Remote	Yes vs No	Remote control your camera with a smartphone
Digital video stabilization	Yes vs No	Stabilizes your videos in-camera

Reasons to choose Canon EOS 7D Mark II over Panasonic Lumix DC-S5

Built-in Flash	Yes vs No	Useful in low-light
GPS	BuiltIn vs None	track your location
Continuous Shooting	10.0fps vs 7.0fps	3 fps faster
Battery Life	670 shots vs 440 shots	230 more frames with a single charge
Top LCD	Yes vs No	Help viewing and changing settings easily
AE Bracketing Range	±5 EV vs ±3 EV	Wide Bracketing range is useful for HDR
Flash Sync Port	Yes vs No	Connect off-camera flash
Autofocus at f/8 aperture	Center point vs none	Autofocus with teleconverters
Webcam Function	Yes vs No	Use your camera as a Webcam
Anti Flicker	Yes vs No	Reduced uneven color and exposure under flickering light

Common Strengths of Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Canon EOS 7D Mark II

External Flash Shoe	Yes vs Yes	Better for flash photography
Viewfinder	Yes (Electronic) vs Yes (Optical)	Better framing and control
RAW Support	Yes vs Yes	Better image quality
Face Detection Focus	Yes vs Yes	very handy for portraits
Max Resolution	24 MP vs 20 MP	Bigger prints and more details
Microphone Port	Yes vs Yes	High quality audio recording option
Headphone Port	Yes vs Yes	better video control
Environmental Sealing	Yes vs Yes	shoot at tough conditions
Timelapse Recording	Yes vs Yes	creative shooting
AE Bracketing	Yes vs Yes	Useful for tough lighting conditions and HDR
Storage Slot	2 vs 2	Extra Storage Slot
UHS Card Support	UHS-II vs UHS-I	Read/Write in Ultra High Speeds

Common Weaknesses of Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII: 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 Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Panasonic S5 has external dimensions of 133 x 97 x 82 mm (5.24 x 3.82 x 3.23″) and weighs 714 g (1.57 lb) (including batteries). Canon 7D MII has external dimensions of 149 x 112 x 78 mm (5.87 x 4.41 x 3.07″) and weighs 910 g (2.01 lb / 32.10 oz) (including batteries).

Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII. Panasonic S5 is 16mm narrower and 15mm shorter than Canon 7D MII but it is also 4mm thicker.

Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View

Here is the back view size comparison of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII.

Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII Size and Weight - Back View

Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII.

Top View Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII Size

Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day. Panasonic S5 is significantly lighter (196g ) than the Canon 7D MII which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.

Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Panasonic S5 has a Full frame sensor and Canon 7D MII has a smaller APS-C sensor, Canon 7D MII's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Panasonic S5 lenses.

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Weather Sealing

Both S5 and 7D MII have weather sealings in their body, making them resistant to water and dust.

LCD Screen Size and Features

Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".

On the other hand, Panasonic S5 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. Canon 7D MII's LCD screen is a fixed type which provides almost no flexibility in shooting positions compared to S5.

Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII: Sensor Comparison

Panasonic S5 has a 24.0MP Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Canon 7D MII has a 20.0MP APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features DIGIC 6 (dual) processor.

Another difference between these two cameras is that Panasonic S5's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.

Below you can see the S5 and 7D MII sensor size comparison.

Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII Cameras

As seen above, Panasonic S5 has a 2.5x Larger sensor area than Canon 7D MII. 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.

Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII Comparison of Available Lenses

Which camera has more lenses?

Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. When we look at the available lenses for these two cameras, we see that Canon 7D MII has an advantage over Panasonic S5 There are 326 lenses for Canon 7D MII's Canon EF/EF-S mount, on the other hand there are only 42 lenses for Panasonic S5's Leica L lens mount.

Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. Panasonic S5 has a big advantage in this regard because it has a sensor based image stabilization (IS) which means that all the lenses mounted to this body will be stabilized. S5's built-in Image stabilization system is effective to compensate vibration up to 6.5-stops according to CIPA standards.
On the other hand, Canon 7D MII doesn't have this feature so you have to buy a lens with optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 112 lenses for Canon EF/EF-S mount with Optical Image Stabilization features.

Lens Type	# of Panasonic S5 Lenses	# of Canon 7D MII Lenses
Standard Zoom	6 (6 Full Frame)	40
Standard Prime	9 (8 Full Frame)	19
Wideangle Zoom	3 (3 Full Frame)	37
Wideangle Prime	11 (11 Full Frame)	49
Telephoto Zoom	5 (5 Full Frame)	58
Telephoto Prime	6 (6 Full Frame)	43
SuperZoom	n/a	28
Wideangle Fisheye Prime	n/a	7
Macro Prime	1 (1 Full Frame)	28
Perspective Control Prime	n/a	16
Telephoto Mirror Prime	n/a	1
TOTAL	42 (40 Full Frame)	326

Now let's compare some sample lenses from each mount with typical Focal ranges for Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII to see how these lenses compares:

Fast Standard Zoom Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Panasonic S Pro 24-70mm F2.8	24 - 70mm	935gr	1649gr	140mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Canon 17-55mm f2.8 IS USM	25.5 - 82.5mm	645gr	1555gr	111mm	Amazon B&H Photo

Fast Tele Zoom Equivalent Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Panasonic S Pro 70-200 F2.8 O.I.S.	70 - 200mm	1570gr	2284gr	209mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Sigma 50-150mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM	75 - 225mm	1350gr	2260gr	198mm	Amazon B&H Photo

Fast Normal Prime Equivalent Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Panasonic S Pro 50mm F1.4	50mm	955gr	1669gr	130mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM	45mm	435gr	1345gr	63mm	Amazon B&H Photo

Fast Wideangle Zoom Equivalent Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN Art	14 - 24mm	795gr	1509gr	131mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM	15 - 30mm	520gr	1430gr	88mm	Amazon B&H Photo

24-105mm f4 Equivalent Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Panasonic S 24-105mm F4 Macro OIS	24 - 105mm	680gr	1394gr	118mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Canon 15-85mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM	22.5 - 127.5mm	575gr	1485gr	88mm	Amazon B&H Photo

Super-Tele Zoom Equivalent Lenses

Model		FF Equiv.	Weight	Weight w/ Cam	Length	Street Price
	Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS	100 - 400mm	1135gr	1849gr	197mm	Amazon B&H Photo
	Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM	100 - 400mm	1590gr	2500gr	193mm	Amazon B&H Photo

What types of Photography are Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII Good for?

In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII 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.

Panasonic S5 for Portrait Photography

GOOD

Canon 7D MII for Portrait Photography

AVERAGE

Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details

Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details

Panasonic S5 for Street Photography

EXCELLENT

Canon 7D MII for Street Photography

AVERAGE

Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
Read the details

Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
Read the details

Panasonic S5 for Sports Photography

GOOD

Canon 7D MII for Sports Photography

EXCELLENT

Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 7.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
225 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Read the details

Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
65 Cross Type Focus sensors
65 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 670 shots
Good Low Light ISO
Anti Flicker feature
No Image Stabilization
Read the details

Panasonic S5 for Daily Photography

EXCELLENT

Canon 7D MII for Daily Photography

AVERAGE

Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
714g
Body Thickness 82mm
Read the details

Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Anti Flicker feature
Large Body
910g
Body Thickness 78mm
Read the details

Panasonic S5 for Landscape Photography

AVERAGE

Canon 7D MII for Landscape Photography

AVERAGE

Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details

Large APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Built-in GPS
Read the details

Panasonic S5 vs Canon 7D MII: 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 Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII, 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 Panasonic S5 and Canon 7D MII scores compare:

Panasonic S5

Imaging

Features

Value

Portability

Overall

Ranked #21 out of 90 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked #24 out of 1229 in all Cameras

Canon 7D MII

Imaging

Features

Value

Portability

Overall

Ranked #38 out of 95 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked #169 out of 1229 in all Cameras

Panasonic S5 is the clear winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Canon 7D MII in all criteria. It has better general image quality, more features, more compact body and offers more value for the money

Canon 7D MII vs Panasonic S5 Specs Table

Detailed comparison of specifications

General	Panasonic Lumix DC-S5	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Brand	Panasonic	Canon
Announced	2020-08-14	2014-09-15
Body Type	SLR-style mirrorless	Mid-size SLR
Sensor
Type	CMOS	CMOS
Size	Full frame	APS-C
Dimensions	35.6 x 23.8 mm	22.4 x 15 mm
Area	847.28mm²	336.00mm²
Megapixels	24 megapixels	20 megapixels
Max Resolution	6000 x 4000	5472 x 3648
Max Native Light sensitivity	51,200 ISO	16,000 ISO
Max Boosted Light Sensitivity	204800 ISO	51200 ISO
Min Native Light sensitivity	100 ISO	100 ISO
Min Boosted Light Sensitivity	50 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	225	65
Lens
Manual Focus
Lens Mount	Leica L	Canon EF/EF-S
Number of Available Lenses	42	326
Screen
Type	Fully Articulated	Fixed type
Size	3"	3"
Resolution	1,840k dots	1,040k dots
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution	2,360k dots	no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.74x	0.63x
Photography Features
Max Mechanical Shutter	1/8000s	1/8000s
Max Electronic Shutter	1/8000s	n/a
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization	Sensor-shift	No
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	no built-in flash	12.00 m
Max Flash Sync	1/250s	1/250s
External Flash
Continuous Shooting	7.0 fps	10.0 fps
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
Video Features
Max Video Resolution	3840 x 2160	1920 x 1080
Video Formats	MPEG-4, H.264, H.265	MPEG-4
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity	Built-In	None
HDMI
Physical
Environmental Sealing
Weight	714g	910g
Dimensions	133 x 97 x 82mm	149 x 112 x 78mm
Battery Life	440 shots	670 shots
Other Features
Timelapse Recording
GPS	None	Built-in
DxO Sensor Scores
DxO Overall Score	not tested	70
DxO Color Depth	not tested	22.4
DxO Dynamic Range	not tested	11.8
DxO Low Light ISO	not tested	1082
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