Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 04/05/2012.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 ranks well below the category average, scoring 46 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 weights 267 gr and spans 108 x 67 x 37 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 70, ranks in the category best 37%.

On the contrary, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 13% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 29, ranks among the worst 20% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 50, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 8% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 10% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 12% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 55, ranks 18% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 56, ranks 21% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 7.69 USD and 14.99 USD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.