Panasonic Lumix GM5 review

Panasonic's tiny CSC has the imaging power of a full-size compact system camera

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The GM5 packs in a Micro Four Thirds sensor, viewfinder and accessory shoe.

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Detail is captured very well by the camera's 16 million pixel Four Thirds sensor - examine at 100% to see how fine the detail has been rendered.

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Colours are bright and punchy, without being over the top.

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The 12-32mm f.3,5-5.6 lens is a great kit lens to get you started with - and we can see sharpness across the frame.

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Use Photo Styles to change the colour to monochrome.

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Generally speaking, the all-purpose metering system copes well to produce accurate exposures.

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Another example showing the fine detail the camera is capable of capturing.

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If photographing something with high contrast, you might find that the camera underexposes a touch.

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Images are useable when shooting at high ISOs such as ISO 3200, especially when viewed at normal printing or web sizes.

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A wide range of lenses is available for the Micro Four Thirds including the 25mm f/1.4, which gives an equivalent focal length of the classic 50mm and allows you to create beautiful shallow depth of field images.

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Make a panorama by switching to panoramic mode and sweeping the camera across the frame.

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At the widest point, the 12-32mm kit lens gives an equivalent of 24mm, which is useful for capturing landscapes.

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At its furthest reach, the 32mm is equivalent to 64mm, giving you a decent range of focal lengths in one package.

Photo Styles

These photo styles give different, subtle, looks, and can be shot in raw format.

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Standard

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Vivid

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Natural

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Monochrome

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Scenery

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Portrait

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Digital Filters

These digital filters can be applied when shooting in semi-automatic and manual modes, as well as via a dedicated filter mode. They can also be used in raw format, giving you a clean version of the image should you need it.

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Expressive

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Retro

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Old Days

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High Key

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Low Key

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Sepia

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Monochrome

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Dynamic Monochrome

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Rough Monochrome

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Silky Monochrome

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Impressive Art

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High Dynamic

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Cross Process

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Toy Effect

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Toy Pop

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Bleach Bypass

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Miniature Effect

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Soft Focus

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Fantasy

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Star Filter

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One Point Colour

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Sunshine

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Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.