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Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F Comparison

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

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24 MP | APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor

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Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F 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 Fujifilm X100F, which was introduced in January 2017 is a Large Sensor Compact camera with a 24.0MP APS-C sensor. As you can see, X100F is 3 years older than S5. 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 Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F 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
  • 3.00" 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

Fujifilm X100F Key Specs

  • Announcement Date: 2017-01-18
  • 24MP - APS-C CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor
  • No Anti-aliasing (AA) filter
  • ISO 200 - 12800 ( expands to 100 - 51200)
  • 35 mm f2.00 Prime Lens
  • 3.00" Fixed Type Screen
  • 2360k dot Electronic and Optical (tunnel) viewfinder
  • 8.0fps continuous shooting
  • Full HD - 1920 x 1080 video resolution
  • Built-in Wireless
  • 469g. 127 x 75 x 52 mm
  • Replaced Fujifilm X100T Compare

Panasonic S5 was replaced by Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II. You may also be interested in these comparisons:
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II vs Panasonic S5
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Mark II vs Fujifilm X100F

Fujifilm X100F was replaced by Fujifilm X100V. You may also be interested in these comparisons:
Fujifilm X100V vs Fujifilm X100F
Fujifilm X100V vs Panasonic S5

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F compares and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.


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Reasons to choose Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 over Fujifilm X100F
Video Record Limit
Unlimited vs Limited Record clips longer than 30 minutes
Live Composite Mode
Yes vs No Excellent help for long-exposure photography
In-built Image Stabilization
Sensor-shift vs None Sharper images at longer focal lengths and slow shutter speeds
LCD Screen
Fully Articulated vs Fixed Type Flexible shooting positions
Touch Screen
Yes vs No Easy control of camera functions
Viewfinder Magnif.
0.74x vs 0.5x Larger Viewfinder
Max ISO
51.200 vs 12.800 300% higher Max ISO
LCD Resolution
1.840k dots vs 1.040k dots 76% higher resolution screen
Viewfinder Coverage
100% vs 92% More accurate viewfinder
Max Mech. Shutter
1/8000s vs 1/4000s faster mechanical shutter
Battery Life
440 shots vs 390 shots 50 more frames with a single charge
Headphone Port
Yes vs No better video control
Environmental Sealing
Yes vs No shoot at tough conditions
Sensor Pixel Area
35.30µm2 vs 15.34µm2 130% larger pixel area
Max Video Resolution
3840 x 2160 vs 1920 x 1080 Higher Resolution Video
AE Bracketing Range
±3 EV vs ±2 EV Wide Bracketing range is useful for HDR
Selfie & Vlogger 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
Storage Slot
2 vs 1 Extra storage slot
Digital video stabilization
Yes vs No Stabilizes your videos in-camera
UHS Card Support
UHS-II vs none Read/Write in High Speeds
USB Version
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec) vs USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Faster Data transfer from the camera
Webcam Function
Yes vs No Use your camera as a Webcam
Anti Flicker
Yes vs No Reduced uneven color and exposure under flickering light
Eye Tracking Focus
Yes vs No Autofocus system locks on the eye and tracks the subject
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Reasons to choose Fujifilm X100F over Panasonic Lumix DC-S5
Built-in Flash
Yes vs No Useful in low-light
Number of Focus Points
325 vs 225 100 more focus points
Max Elect. Shutter
1/32000s vs 1/8000s faster electronic shutter
Continuous Shooting
8.0fps vs 7.0fps 1 fps faster
Weight
469 g vs 714 g 245 g lighter
Built-in ND Filter
3.0-stops vs No Use larger aperture under strong light
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Common Strengths of Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Fujifilm X100F
Wireless Connection
Yes vs Yes Better connectivity
External Flash Shoe
Yes vs Yes Better for flash photography
Viewfinder
Yes (Electronic) vs Yes (Electronic and 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 24 MP Bigger prints and more details
Max Continuous Shooting
7.0fps vs 8.0fps Fast shooting speeds
Microphone Port
Yes vs Yes High quality audio recording option
Timelapse Recording
Yes vs Yes creative shooting
AE Bracketing
Yes vs Yes Useful for tough lighting conditions and HDR
Smartphone Remote
Yes vs Yes Remote control your camera with a smartphone
Common Weaknesses of Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Fujifilm X100F
Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F: 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 Fujifilm X100F 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). Fujifilm X100F has external dimensions of 127 x 75 x 52 mm (5 x 2.95 x 2.05″) and weighs 469 g (1.03 lb / 16.54 oz) (including batteries).

Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F. Fujifilm X100F is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 6mm narrower, 22mm shorter and 30mm thinner than Panasonic S5. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Fujifilm X100F has a built-in lens but Panasonic S5 doesn't. Once you put a lens on S5, its thickness will increase significantly.

Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F Camera Size Comparison - Front View
Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View

Here is the back view size comparison of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F.

Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F Camera Size Comparison - Back View
Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F Size and Weight - Back View

Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F.
Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F Camera Size Comparison - Top View
Top View Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F Size

Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day. Fujifilm X100F is significantly lighter (245g ) than the Panasonic S5 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 S5, the total kit will weigh much higher.

Weather Sealing

With its weather sealed body, we believe that S5 has a big advantage over X100F which doesn't provide any kind of environmental sealing.

LCD Screen Size and Features

Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3.00".

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. Fujifilm X100F's LCD screen is a fixed type which provides almost no flexibility in shooting positions compared to S5.
Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F: Sensor Comparison

Both Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F have 24.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic S5's sensor is Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm ) and Fujifilm X100F's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm ).

Since Panasonic S5'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 X100F.

Another similarity between these two cameras is that both Fujifilm X100F and Panasonic S5 sensors lack anti-alias (Low-Pass) filters. 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 X100F sensor size comparison.

Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F Sensor Size Comparison
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F Cameras


As seen above, Panasonic S5 has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm X100F. 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 Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F Good for?
In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic S5 and Fujifilm X100F 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

Fujifilm X100F 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
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Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
External Flash Shoe
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
No Image Stabilization
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
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Panasonic S5 for Street Photography

EXCELLENT

Fujifilm X100F for Street Photography

GOOD
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
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Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fast Lens at Wide: f2.00
No Image Stabilization
35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage
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Panasonic S5 for Sports Photography

GOOD

Fujifilm X100F for Sports Photography

AVERAGE
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 7.0fps
Anti Flicker feature
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
225 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
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External Flash Shoe
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
325 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
No Image Stabilization
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
35 mm Tele Lens
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Panasonic S5 for Daily Photography

EXCELLENT

Fujifilm X100F for Daily Photography

GOOD
Large Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) sensor
Anti Flicker feature
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
714g
Body Thickness 82mm
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Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Compact Body
469g
Body Thickness 52mm
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Panasonic S5 for Landscape Photography

AVERAGE

Fujifilm X100F 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 (23.6 x 15.6 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 24.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage
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Panasonic S5 vs Fujifilm X100F: 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 Fujifilm X100F, 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 Fujifilm X100F scores compare:

Panasonic S5
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #30 out of 109 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked #32 out of 1257 in all Cameras
Fujifilm X100F
Imaging
Features
Value
Portability
Overall
Ranked #11 out of 62 in Large sensor compact cameras
Ranked #197 out of 1257 in all Cameras

Panasonic S5 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Fujifilm X100F in all criteria except one: Portability. Fujifilm X100F is significantly smaller than Panasonic S5. If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Fujifilm X100F. Otherwise, Panasonic S5 is the better camera overall.

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Fujifilm X100F vs Panasonic S5 Specs Table
Detailed comparison of specifications
General Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Fujifilm X100F
Brand Panasonic Fujifilm
Announced 2020-08-14 2017-01-18
Body Type SLR-style mirrorless Large sensor compact
Sensor
Type CMOS CMOS X-TRANS III
Size Full frame APS-C
Dimensions 35.6 x 23.8 mm 23.6 x 15.6 mm
Area 847.28mm2 368.16mm2
Megapixels 24 megapixels 24 megapixels
Max Resolution 6000 x 4000 6000 x 4000
Max Native Light sensitivity 51,200 ISO 12,800 ISO
Max Boosted Light Sensitivity 204800 ISO 51200 ISO
Min Native Light sensitivity 100 ISO 200 ISO
Min Boosted Light Sensitivity 50 ISO 100 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 225 325
Lens
Manual Focus
Lens Mount Leica L fixed lens
Lens Focal Range no lens 35 mm ()
Max Aperture no lens F2.0
Screen
Type Fully Articulated Fixed type
Size 3.00" 3.00"
Resolution 1,840k dots 1,040k dots
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic and Optical (tunnel)
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360k dots 2,360k dots
Viewfinder Coverage 100% 92%
Viewfinder Magnification 0.74x 0.5x
Photography Features
Max Mechanical Shutter 1/8000s 1/4000s
Max Electronic Shutter 1/8000s 1/32000s
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Custom White Balance
Built-in Image Stabilization Sensor-shift No
Built-in Flash
Flash Range no built-in flash 4.60 m (at ISO 100)
Max Flash Sync 1/250s n/a
External Flash
Continuous Shooting 7.0 fps 8.0 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 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Video Formats MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 H.264
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity Built-In Built-In
HDMI
Physical
Environmental Sealing
Weight 714g 469g
Dimensions 133 x 97 x 82mm 127 x 75 x 52mm
Battery Life 440 shots 390 shots
Other Features
Timelapse Recording
GPS None None
DxO Sensor Scores
DxO Overall Score 94 not tested
DxO Color Depth 25.1 not tested
DxO Dynamic Range 14.5 not tested
DxO Low Light ISO 2697 not tested
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