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Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK Black 2025
Type mirrorless
Sensor 20.3MP micro-four-thirds
Burst 9 fps
Video 4K @30fps
IBIS Yes
Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 1152 g
71 Overall Score
Price $775
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
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 | Fujifilm X-H2S | Sony Alpha a7 IV | Nikon Zf | OM System OM-1 | Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | 20.3MP micro-four-thirds | 26.2MP aps-c | 33MP full-frame | 24.5MP full-frame | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds |
| AF Points | - | 425 | 759 | 273 | 1053 | 121 |
| Burst FPS | 9 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| Video | 4K @30fps | 6K @120fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @30fps |
| IBIS | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 1152 | 579 | 658 | 630 | 511 | 580 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | EVF | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic LUMIX G97 DC-G97MK | 75 | 83.7 | 89.4 | 70.7 | 80.2 | 48.3 | 46.7 | 87.5 | 95.3 | 49.5 | 89.3 |
| Fujifilm X-H2S Compare | 91.2 | 96.9 | 94.8 | 93.6 | 97.9 | 96.8 | 98.6 | 99 | 95.3 | 89.7 | 95.8 |
| Sony Alpha a7 IV Compare | 96.9 | 91.2 | 96.4 | 84.3 | 84 | 67.6 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 95.3 | 94 | 93.3 |
| Nikon Zf Compare | 87.7 | 91.9 | 95.9 | 85.2 | 84 | 60.8 | 94 | 87.5 | 95.3 | 94 | 89.3 |
| OM System OM-1 Compare | 96.1 | 98 | 85.6 | 94.8 | 87.2 | 49.4 | 95.9 | 87.5 | 89 | 84.2 | 89.3 |
| Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Compare | 84.6 | 87.6 | 94.9 | 91.7 | 71.2 | 49.4 | 94.2 | 87.5 | 95.3 | 99.9 | 97.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Newegg 1 offer From $810
Amazon 1 offer From $848
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