OM SYSTEM OM-5 vs Panasonic LUMIX G100

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OM-5 compared with LUMIX G100

	OM SYSTEMOM-5	PanasonicLUMIX G100
Overview
Released
Released	November 2022	July 2020
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	Mirrorless
Sensor format
Sensor format	Four Thirds	Four Thirds
Sensor type
Sensor type	Live MOS	Live MOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	17.4 × 13 mm	–
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	20.4 MP	20.3 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5184 × 3888	5184 × 3888
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	200–25600	200–25600
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Approximately 20.37 effective and 21.77 total megapixels in maker Japan table; UK rounds to 20.4 and 21.8. Japan image area 17.4×13 mm; UK gives 17.3×13 mm	20.3 million effective and 21.77 million total pixels; 4:3 Live MOS primary-colour sensor without low-pass filter. Physical millimetre dimensions not published in the read maker table and omitted
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and 12-bit losslessly compressed ORF RAW; ordinary output 5184×3888. Handheld composite 50 MP JPEG/RAW; tripod composite 50 MP JPEG or 80 MP RAW developed with OM Workspace, not a single-shot 80 MP sensor	JPEG and RAW; 4K Photo extracts lower-resolution JPEG frames from video bursts
ISO detail
ISO detail	Manual ISO 200–25600, expanded LOW approximately 64 and 100; default Auto upper limit 6400 (maker Japan). Amateur Photographer calls values above 6400 extended, unlike the maker manual table	Standard ISO 200–25600, expanded ISO 100
Image processor
Image processor	TruePic IX	–
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds	Micro Four Thirds
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Lens and sensor shift	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	30 fps	10 fps
Autofocus
Autofocus	Sensor phase/contrast detection, 121 cross-type phase positions; face/eye detection and Starry Sky AF. No animal/vehicle recognition (Amateur Photographer)	Contrast AF, face/eye detection, tracking and 49-area selection; AFS/AFF/AFC/MF modes
Shutter
Shutter	Mechanical 1/8000–60 seconds; electronic 1/32000–60 seconds; Bulb up to 30 minutes and Live Composite modes	Electronic front curtain up to 1/500 second; electronic shutter up to 1/16000 second. Flash synchronisation 1/50 second or slower
Burst detail
Burst detail	Electronic high approximately 30 fps and low 10 fps; mechanical high 10 fps and low 6 fps. Maker example buffers 18 RAW/20 JPEG at 30 fps, 149 RAW at mechanical 10 fps, with specified KIOXIA card and 12–40mm F2.8 PRO	Native electronic 10 fps; electronic first curtain 6 fps AFS/MF or 5 fps AFF/AFC. Maker RAW buffer at least 20 frames under its test conditions; video-derived 4K Photo is separate
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Five-axis sensor shift; CIPA up to 6.5 stops with 12–40mm F2.8 PRO at 40mm; Sync IS up to 7.5 with 12–100mm F4 IS PRO at 100mm and half-press stabilisation off	Optical stabilisation depends on the attached lens; no sensor-shift Body I.S. Video electronic stabilisation combines with compatible optical lenses, marketed as 5-axis Hybrid I.S. rather than lens-plus-sensor stabilisation; 4K correction and crop differ. High electronic setting narrows the view further
Flash
Flash	–	Built-in TTL pop-up flash; maker guide number 5.1 at ISO 200 or 3.6 at ISO 100
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	PASM, Live ND, HDR, focus stacking and multiple exposure; Live ND2–16 (Amateur Photographer), with mode, shutter, ISO and lens restrictions	–
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	4096 × 2160 at 24 fps	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	Internal H.264 MOV C4K 4096×2160 at 24p approximately 237 Mbps; UHD 3840×2160 at 30/25/24p approximately 102 Mbps. Separate FHD high-speed 120 fps; Flat and OM-Log400 profiles. No fixed clip-duration limit, with card, battery and file-splitting restrictions	Internal UHD 3840×2160 at maker-labelled 30p or 24p, 100 Mbps H.264 MP4; 4K single-session limit ten minutes. Full HD 60p limited to twenty minutes, other listed ordinary Full HD modes 29 minutes 59 seconds. V-Log L supported; HDMI output prevents simultaneous internal recording. Recording frequencies vary by region
Audio
Audio	Built-in stereo microphones; 48 kHz/16-bit or 96 kHz/24-bit audio; external 3.5 mm microphone socket	Three integrated microphones with OZO Audio by Nokia, including front/back/surround/tracking/automatic modes; stereo recording, 3.5 mm external microphone input and monaural speaker. No headphone monitoring socket
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	1,037,000	1,840,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Fully articulated touchscreen; UK 1.037 million dots, Japan rounds to 1.04 million	Free-angle 3-inch 3:2 capacitive touchscreen, approximately 1.84 million dots and 100% coverage
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	OLED approximately 2.36 million dots, approximately 100% coverage; 1.23–1.37× magnification with 50mm lens at infinity at −1 dioptre depends on finder style	Colour LCD electronic viewfinder, approximately 3.68 million dots equivalent, 100% coverage and 0.73× 35 mm-equivalent magnification under maker conditions; not the later G100D OLED viewfinder
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	310 photographs	270 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	366 g	303 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Japan body and 14–150mm II kit on sale 18 November 2022, 12–45mm PRO kit 10 December. Earlier worldwide day unconfirmed, so month precision retained	Maker North America announcement confirms end-of-July2020 sale, matching Photography Blog's UK availability wording; Japan maker specifies 20August2020, a later regional launch. Digital Camera World explicitly tested a pre-production sample and awaited production lab tests; its findings are attributed rather than treated as final production validation. Original G100 remains separate from G100D
Recording media
Recording media	One SD/SDHC/SDXC slot, UHS-I and UHS-II	One SD/SDHC/SDXC slot, UHS-I U3 compatible
Ports
Ports	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Micro-B; micro-HDMI Type D; 3.5 mm microphone and 2.5 mm remote sockets; hot shoe	USB 2.0 Micro-B, micro-HDMI Type D and 3.5 mm microphone input; tripod grip connects through USB
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi b/g/n and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2; location tagging from connected smartphone rather than built-in GPS	Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz IEEE802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	BLS-50; standard 310 or low-power 660 CIPA shots with specified KIOXIA card, stabilisation on and no flash. Approximately 60 minutes JEITA video or 110 minutes with other operations disabled	CIPA approximately 270 LCD or 250 EVF photographs with supplied battery and H-FS12032 lens. One-second power-save EVF 900-shot figure conditional, not headline
Charging
Charging	USB in-camera charging with camera off; behaviour depends on supply capability	USB battery charging; optional AC adapter and appropriate DC coupler for external power
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 125.3×85.2×49.7 mm excluding protrusions	Approximately 115.6 × 82.5 × 54.2 mm excluding protrusions
Weight detail
Weight detail	366 g body only or 414 g with battery and card, excluding eyecup; photographed kit lens excluded	Approximately 303 g body only, 345 g with battery/card or 412 g with 12–32mm kit lens/battery/card. Photo shows the maker's 12–32mm kit; lens is not included in body specifications
Materials
Materials	IP53 when paired with an IP53 lens, IPX1 with an IPX1 lens; not an immersion rating. Operating temperature −10 to 40°C	–
Colours
Colours	Black and silver	–