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Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85

Portability
57
Imaging
82
Features
89
Overall
84
Canon EOS R5 C front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 front
Portability
69
Imaging
55
Features
84
Overall
66

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Key Specs

Canon R5 C
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.20" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Expand to 102400)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 8192 x 4320 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 770g - 142 x 101 x 111mm
  • Introduced January 2022
Panasonic G85
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600 (Boost to 25600)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 505g - 128 x 89 x 74mm
  • Announced September 2016
  • Also Known as Lumix DMC-G80
  • Successor is Panasonic G95
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Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Overview

Below is a detailed analysis of the Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the R5 C (45MP) and G85 (16MP) and the R5 C (Full frame) and G85 (Four Thirds) have different sensor sizes.

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The R5 C was revealed 5 years later than the G85 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise view of how the R5 C matches up against the G85 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon R5 C over the Panasonic G85

 R5 C G85 
AnnouncedJanuary 2022September 2016More recent by 65 months
Screen size3.20"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2100k1040kCrisper screen (+1060k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic G85 over the Canon R5 C

 G85 R5 C 

Common features in the Canon R5 C and Panasonic G85

 R5 C G85 
Manually focus Dial accurate focus
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFully ArticulatedFully Articulated screen
Selfie screen Both good for selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon R5 C offers outer measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") and a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) and the Panasonic G85 has measurements of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") with a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

Examine the Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the R5 C versus the G85.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the R5 C and G85 is 57 and 69 respectively.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 top view buttons comparison

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, it is very tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the R5 C and G85.

As you can see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The R5 C having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Canon R5 C will produce extra detail because of its extra 29 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger R5 C provides a benefit in sensor technology.

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 sensor size comparison

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon R5 C Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic G85 Portrait photography highlights
89
you can focus manually
megapixel count great (45 megapixels)
great sensor size (Full frame)
includes face detect focusing
exports RAW formats
73
has manual focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detection focus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon R5 C
Street photography with Panasonic G85
72
screen articulates fully
great sensor size (Full frame)
exports RAW formats
comes with focus by touch
weather sealing
good high ISO (51,200)
no image stabilization
77
fully articulated screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
offers touch to focus
weather proof
good high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Canon R5 C Sports photography factors
Panasonic G85 Sports photography factors
79
high shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
silent mode (1/8,000 seconds)
megapixel count great (45MP)
great sensor size (Full frame)
includes tracking focus
weather sealing
comes with phase detect AF
no image stabilization
not so great battery power (320 per charge)
65
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
weather proof
terrible battery (330 per charge)
no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Canon R5 C as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic G85 as a Travel photography camera
72
weather sealing
has bluetooth
comes with focus by touch
megapixel count great (45 megapixels)
display is selfie friendly
not so great battery power (320 per charge)
71
weather proof
offers touch to focus
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
terrible battery (330 CIPA)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon R5 C as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic G85 as a Landscape photography camera
79
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Canon RF mount)
pretty good screen size (3.20")
megapixel count great (45MP)
great sensor size (Full frame)
good high ISO (51,200)
exports RAW formats
weather sealing
has dual storage slots
no image stabilization
not so great battery power (320 per charge)
74
has manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
no anti aliasing filter
good high ISO (25,600)
saves RAW formats
weather proof
terrible battery (330 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon R5 C Vlogging highlights
Panasonic G85 Vlogging highlights
72
display is selfie friendly
touch screen
includes face detect focusing
high res video (8192 x 4320 pxls)
does have microphone jack
no image stabilization
78
screen is selfie friendly
touchscreen capability
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detection focus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
includes external microphone jack
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Canon R5 C vs Panasonic G85 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon R5 C and Panasonic G85
 Canon EOS R5 CPanasonic Lumix DMC-G85
General Information
Brand Name Canon Panasonic
Model type Canon EOS R5 C Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85
Also called - Lumix DMC-G80
Type Pro Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2022-01-19 2016-09-19
Body design SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Full frame Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 36 x 24mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 864.0mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 45 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 8192 x 5464 4592 x 3448
Max native ISO 51200 25600
Max boosted ISO 102400 25600
Min native ISO 100 200
RAW pictures
Min boosted ISO 50 100
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 1053 49
Lens
Lens support Canon RF Micro Four Thirds
Number of lenses 30 107
Crop factor 1 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3.20 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 2,100 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 5,760 thousand dot 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x 0.74x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 60s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/4000s
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/8000s 1/16000s
Continuous shooting speed 12.0 frames/s 9.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 6.20 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options no built-in flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Max video resolution 8192x4320 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 770 gr (1.70 lbs) 505 gr (1.11 lbs)
Physical dimensions 142 x 101 x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") 128 x 89 x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 71
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.5
DXO Low light rating not tested 656
Other
Battery life 320 photographs 330 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LP-E6NH -
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs x 3 shots)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage CFexpress B and SD (UHS-II) slots SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots Dual 1
Price at launch $4,499 $900