Canon R8 vs Panasonic GX7

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon R8 and Panasonic GX7, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the R8 (24MP) and GX7 (16MP) and the R8 (Full frame) and GX7 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor sizing.

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The R8 was announced 9 years after the GX7 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon R8 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the R8 matches up versus the GX7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS R8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon R8 Gallery & Panasonic GX7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon R8 has got external dimensions of 133mm x 86mm x 70mm (5.2" x 3.4" x 2.8") having a weight of 461 grams (1.02 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX7 has dimensions of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the R8 vs the GX7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R8 and GX7 is 71 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the R8 and GX7.

Clearly, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The R8 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Canon R8 will give greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The more recent R8 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.