Fujifilm X-T100 vs Panasonic GX850

Let's take a deeper look at the Fujifilm X-T100 and Panasonic GX850, both Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras by brands FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm X-T100 (24MP) and GX850 (16MP) and the Fujifilm X-T100 (APS-C) and GX850 (Four Thirds) use different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm X-T100 was revealed 17 months after the GX850 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm X-T100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the Fujifilm X-T100 grades against the GX850 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm X-T100 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850. The full galleries are viewable at Fujifilm X-T100 Gallery & Panasonic GX850 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm X-T100 comes with physical dimensions of 121mm x 83mm x 47mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 1.9") having a weight of 448 grams (0.99 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX850 has dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm X-T100 and Panasonic GX850 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm X-T100 and the GX850.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X-T100 and GX850 is 80 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm X-T100 and GX850.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm X-T100 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Fujifilm X-T100 will provide you with greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The fresher Fujifilm X-T100 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.