Canon EOS R8 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS R8 and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS R8 was introduced in February 2023 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 was introduced in July 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS R8 over Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 over Canon EOS R8.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS R8 has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 1,620k dot resolution and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Canon EOS R8 selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Canon EOS R8 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Electronic (OLED) Viewfinder on Canon EOS R8

Canon EOS R8 has a built-in 0.39" Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 2,360k dot resolution. It has a 100% coverage and 0.70x magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5.

Canon EOS R8 features a 24.2 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 23.9 mm and a total area of 858 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 102,400 and expands to 50 - 204,800 in boosted mode. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 features a 14 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400.

Canon EOS R8 is equipped with DIGIC X processor and can take pictures up to 6000 x 4000 resolution. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 can take pictures up to 4320 x 3240 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4320 x 2880, 4320 x 2432, 3648 x 2736, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 has an image stabilization.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Canon EOS R8

Canon EOS R8 has a built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac/b/g/n, 2.4/5 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Canon EOS R8

Canon EOS R8 has a built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS R8 comes with LP-E17 battery pack with battery life of 290 shots and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 comes with 2 x AA battery pack with battery life of 160 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS R8 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slot. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Canon EOS R8 has Electronic 1st curtain shutter and Electronic shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/4000 sec with electronic 1st curtain shutter on Canon EOS R8, and up to 1/2000 sec on Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. Canon EOS R8 can shoot continuously up to 40.0 fps with electronic shutter and up to 6.0 fps with electronic 1st curtain shutter. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 can shoot continuously up to 0.8 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS R8 has Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system with 1053 focusing points and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 has 9 focusing points. Canon EOS R8 has detection range from -6.5 to +21 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS R8 ranges from -3 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±3 EV range on Canon EOS R8 and ±2 range on Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS R8 and exposure bracketing on Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5.

Flash

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 4.60 m. Canon EOS R8 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Intelligent Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Canon EOS R8.

Canon EOS R8 body has dimensions of 133 x 86 x 70 mm (5.24 x 3.39 x 2.76") and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 body has dimensions of 97 x 62 x 27 mm (3.82 x 2.44 x 1.06"). Canon EOS R8 weighs 461 g (1.02 lb / 16.26 oz) and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 weighs 126 g (0.28 lb / 4.44 oz).

Canon EOS R8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

133 mm

86 mm

97 mm

62 mm

86 mm

62 mm

70 mm

27 mm