Canon M50 vs Panasonic GX850

Here is a complete review of the Canon M50 vs Panasonic GX850, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by brands Canon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the M50 (24MP) and GX850 (16MP) and the M50 (APS-C) and GX850 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor dimensions.

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The M50 was announced 14 months later than the GX850 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon M50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the M50 scores against the GX850 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS M50 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850. The whole galleries are provided at Canon M50 Gallery & Panasonic GX850 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon M50 provides external dimensions of 116mm x 88mm x 59mm (4.6" x 3.5" x 2.3") and a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Panasonic GX850 has dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the M50 against the GX850.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M50 and GX850 is 79 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing merely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M50 and GX850.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The M50 with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon M50 will result in more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer M50 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.