Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK Black 2025

★★★★☆ 4.2 (21)
Type mirrorless
Sensor 20.3MP micro-four-thirds
Burst 9 fps
Video 4K @30fps
IBIS Yes
Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 1152 g
Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK Black 2025 camera
71 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong connectivity (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong build (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong stabilization (89th percentile) 89th
  • Strong display (88th percentile) 88th

Cons

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

AF 75
EVF 83.7
Build 89.4
Burst 70.7
Video 80.2
Sensor 48.3
Battery 46.7
Display 87.5
Connectivity 95.3
Social Proof 49.5
Stabilization 89.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Sensor

Type CMOS
Size micro-four-thirds
Megapixels 20.3 MP
ISO Range 200

Autofocus

AF Type AFS (Single) / AFF (Flexible) / AFC (Continuous) / MF
Eye AF Yes

Shooting

Burst (Mechanical) 9
Max Shutter 1/16000
Electronic Shutter Yes

Video

Max Resolution 4K
4K FPS 30
1080p FPS 60
10-bit Yes
Log Profile Yes
RAW Video Yes
Codec AVCHD, MP4

Display & EVF

Screen Size 3"
Touchscreen Yes
Articulating Yes
EVF Resolution 2.36 M dots

Build

Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 1.2 kg / 2.5 lbs

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes
Bluetooth Yes
USB USB-C
HDMI Micro HDMI
Hot Shoe Yes

vs Competition

Spec Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK Sony a7R V Fujifilm X-H2S Nikon Z Z9 OM System OM-1 Canon EOS R R1
Type mirrorless mirrorless mirrorless mirrorless mirrorless mirrorless
Sensor 20.3MP micro-four-thirds 61MP full-frame 26.2MP aps-c 45.7MP full-frame 20.4MP micro-four-thirds 24.2MP full-frame
AF Points - 693 425 493 1053 4897
Burst FPS 9 10 40 30 10 40
Video 4K @30fps 8K @60fps 6K @120fps 8K @120fps 4K @60fps 6K @120fps
IBIS true true true true true true
Weather Sealed true true true true true true
Weight (g) 1152 723 579 1160 511 920
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product AFEVFBuildBurstVideoSensorBatteryDisplayConnectivitySocial ProofStabilization
Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK 7583.789.470.780.248.346.787.595.349.589.3
Sony a7R V Compare 95.799.397.379.39678.594.687.595.397.798.7
Fujifilm X-H2S Compare 91.296.994.893.697.996.898.69995.389.795.8
Nikon Z Z9 Compare 92.891.999.49698.97298.287.595.39489.3
OM System OM-1 Compare 96.19885.694.887.249.495.987.58984.289.3
Canon EOS R R1 Compare 99.999.398.593.696.756.646.799.895.379.589.3

Price

Value & Pricing

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Usage Scores

Overall (71.1)Video (74.6)Travel (61.9)Youtube (79.1)Beginner (71.8)Vlogging (60.1)Streaming (61.2)Photography (67.6)Wedding Events (70.7)Sports Wildlife (70)Product Photography (68.4)

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