Canon R8 vs Panasonic GX85

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Canon R8 vs Panasonic GX85, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the R8 (24MP) and GX85 (16MP) and the R8 (Full frame) and GX85 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The R8 was announced 6 years later than the GX85 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Canon R8 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GX85 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the R8 scores vs the GX85 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS R8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon R8 Gallery & Panasonic GX85 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon R8 comes with outer measurements of 133mm x 86mm x 70mm (5.2" x 3.4" x 2.8") with a weight of 461 grams (1.02 lbs) while the Panasonic GX85 has proportions of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the R8 compared to the GX85.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the R8 and GX85 is 71 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the R8 and GX85.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The R8 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon R8 will show greater detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The fresher R8 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.