List of Panasonic Cameras

Panasonic sits in an interesting spot in the mirrorless market. Their MFT line — especially the GH series — helped define what a hybrid camera looks like, and the GH7 remains one of the most capable video tools at its price point. On the full-frame side, the L-Mount alliance with Leica and Sigma gives you a serious lens ecosystem that often gets overlooked. If video specs matter to you and cinema camera prices don’t fit the budget, Panasonic deserves a closer look than most people give it.

As someone who’s been blogging in this scene for over a decade, I keep lists like this, so I’ve decided to make them public. Let me know if I’m missing anything relevant.

My Top Picks for 2026

Best Overall (Full Frame): Panasonic S5 II — dual UHS-II slots, solid 6K video, and finally competitive PDAF after years of Panasonic trailing on autofocus. The most well-rounded body in the S-series for hybrid shooters who don’t want to think too hard about which camera to grab.

Best for Video (Full Frame): Panasonic S5 IIX — same body as the S5 II with ProRes internal recording and V-Log baked in. The extra cost makes sense if you’re shooting professionally and want to skip the external recorder.

Best MFT for Video: Panasonic GH7 — CFexpress Type-B slot, 5.7K open gate, and every log/LUT option you’d want. The GH line’s video credentials are legitimate, and the GH7 is the best it’s ever been.

Best MFT for Stills: Panasonic G9 II — PDAF finally arrived, 25MP sensor, excellent in-body stabilization. The G9 II fixed the main complaints about Panasonic stills cameras and is worth stacking up against anything in the MFT category.

Best Compact Full Frame: Panasonic S9 — full-frame sensor in a genuinely small body. One UHS-II slot and no viewfinder keep the footprint down. If portability is the priority and you want real image quality, nothing else at this size competes.

All Panasonic Mirrorless Cameras

This list is broken down into formats, which would be micro four-thirds, full frame or 1″ or 1/2.3″ sensor cameras, whether the camera is mirrorless or fixed lens, and I’ve even included the memory card configuration and release date.

Understanding the Panasonic Naming System

Panasonic splits their camera lineup into two sensor formats with a few sub-series within each:

• S-series (Full Frame, L-Mount): Panasonic’s full-frame line, part of the L-Mount Alliance alongside Leica and Sigma. S1 and S1R were the originals; S5 is the mid-range workhorse; S9 is the compact lifestyle body. The “R” suffix means high resolution. “H” (S1H) means cinema-grade video. “II” means second generation; “IIX” is an extended/video-focused variant of the II.
• GH-series (M43, Video Flagship): “G” is the platform, “H” stands for Hybrid. The GH line is Panasonic’s video flagship in Micro Four Thirds — GH5, GH6, GH7. Higher numbers are newer. The GH5s was a special variant with a lower-res sensor optimized for low light video.
• G-series (M43, Stills-Oriented): The general-purpose MFT line. G9 is the enthusiast stills body; G95/G97/G100 are mid-range; lower-tier G-series (G85, etc.) target the consumer market. G9 II is the current stills flagship.
• GX-series (M43, Compact): Rangefinder-style M43 bodies. The GX9 is the last of this line — no current successor.
• Compacts (Fixed Lens): LX100 series uses a M43 sensor in a fixed-lens body — that’s unusually large for a compact and the image quality shows it. TZ/ZS series are travel zooms with smaller sensors, optimized for reach over quality.

Numbers within a series indicate generation — higher is newer. The S5 II is a second-generation S5, the GH7 follows the GH6, and so on. For the full list of native lenses for the L-Mount S-series cameras, the L-Mount lens list covers every Leica, Panasonic, and Sigma option.