The GM5 is Panasonic's completely revised entry level m4/3 body, designed to be pocketable, now with an EVF.
- Sensor: 16mp Live MOS (CMOS) Panasonic made sensor, no AA filter, 17.3 x 13mm (2x crop)
- Mount: Micro 4/3 (m4/3)
- Images: 4592 x 3448 JPEG or 12-bit raw maximum, 5 fps max without continuous AF, 4 with (40 fps with electronic shutter), 7 image buffer with raw
- Video: 1080P/60/50/50/25/24, 1080i/60/50, 720P/30/25, 480P/30/25, AVCHD video files or Motion JPEG with stereo Dolby Digital audio (Note that PAL area and NTSC area customers get only the options that make sense for their country)
- Shutter: mechanical 60 sec to 1/16,000 sec, bulb max 120 seconds (1/30 to 1/16000 second for video)
- Exposure: multi, center-weighted, spot metering, -5 to +5EV exposure compensation, 3-7 frame exposure bracketing, 5 white balance settings (plus Auto and Custom), ISO 200-25600, AUTO ISO, real-time histogram
- Focus: 23 point contrast detect, single point, multi-area, face detect, tracking, manual focus override, focus peaking, focus down to -4 EV
- Display: 3" 921k dot fixed touchscreen LCD, 1.2m dot EVF (.92x magnification)
- Flash: external flash included (4m ISO 100 GN), 1/50 flash sync, hot shoe, red-eye reduction, slow sync, rear sync
- Remote: no
- Other Notable Features: level, four Fn buttons (two on display), WiFi, NFC, panorama mode, silent mode, interval shooting, optional grip
- Cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Battery: BLH7 battery (220 shots CIPA)
- Size: 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.4” (99 x 60 x 36mm) wide, tall, deep
- Weight: 7.4 ounces (211g) includes battery and card
- Colors: Silver, Black, White, Red
- Price: US$900 kit (with 12-32mm lens)
- Current Firmware: version 1.1 (February 2015)
- Announced: September 16, 2014, ships November 2014
