Leica M10 vs Panasonic GX85

Lets examine more closely at the Leica M10 vs Panasonic GX85, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Leica and Panasonic. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the M10 (24MP) and GX85 (16MP) and the M10 (Full frame) and GX85 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The M10 was unveiled 10 months after the GX85 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the M10 matches up versus the GX85 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85. The full galleries are available at Leica M10 Gallery & Panasonic GX85 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and size. The Leica M10 provides external measurements of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Panasonic GX85 has specifications of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the M10 and the GX85.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the M10 and GX85 is 75 and 83 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the M10 and GX85.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The M10 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Leica M10 will resolve greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The fresher M10 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.