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I've owned them both, and now happily have the EM5. I kept it over the Nex7, its that good. Shooting stills with the EM5 vs the GH2 - there's little to compare, the EM5 so far superior, both from a shooting standpoint with the customizable controls (esp if you have the grip) and the images show a lot more DR. If you shoot JPEG's, Oly's rendering really puts the GH2 to shame. The Sony sensor has left Panasonic (and everyone else) behind.
As far as video goes, hacking is not the be-all-end-all some make it out to be. There are issues, some patches are not so stable, most don't allow playback of the video without shutting off the camera and restarting it, and unless you're delivering to the big screen, the high bitrates really don't do much other than slow down your computer with incredibly large file sizes, some cards - even good class 10 cards - don't always work for whatever reason with some patches. Youtube compression wipes all that away anyway. The EM5 shoots surprisingly good video - so good I've regularly cut it with my Sony FS100 for paid gigs and the clients have never complained.
Then there's the IBIS, Panasonic's (and everyone else's IMHO) lens based system is eclipsed by the EM5. Its game changer and worth the extra cost over the GH2. Walk around and it looks like your camera is on a steadicam - that's how I use mine. If you shoot what most casual video shooters do - kids, vacations and such - you'll be amazed at the difference the stability makes. I hung the EM5 out of a car to get stable moving footage and it worked great. I've stuck mine to motorcycles, bicycles, rollerbladers, chased people on the beach and more, its great. The IBIS also works with adapted legacy glass on stills, hopefully an update will allow it to work with video too.
The EM5 is also weather sealed, the GH2 is not. You can shoot in the rain with no worries with the EM5 and the 12-50 kit lens. The vertical grip gives you an extra battery, vertical shutter and extra assignable buttons, and its two-piece if you just want the added grip. The OLED display on the EM5 is bigger and so sharp, its my favorite rear screen on a camera so far.
I can go on, but IMHO if you have the cash, the EM5 is well worth the added cost over the GH2.
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