When comparing Panasonic Lumix G7 vs Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX, the Slant community recommends Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX for most people. In the question“What are the best mirrorless cameras?” Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is ranked 2nd while Panasonic Lumix G7 is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is:
Good video quality, features and performance.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro MFT lens mount allows for a wide variety of lenses to choose from
Micro Four Thirds system is a standard used by Panasonic, Olympus, Sigma and many others so you're not locked into a having to buy lenses from one manufacturer.
Pro Shoots good quality 4K@30 video
The G7 takes footage from a crop of the sensor and includes focus peaking and zebra striping tools allowing you to get good quality video.
Pro Video quality
Good video quality, features and performance.
Pro SSD recording
Can write directly to external SSD devices (up to 2TB) over its USB-C socket.
Pro Good stablization
Cons
Con Can't zoom in on video in playback mode
There's no way to zoom in on the screen in playback mode to check details of the footage.
Con Sinister black look
A question of taste of course, it seems to be an "award-winning design".