Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic G85

Below is a complete review of the Olympus 8000 and Panasonic G85, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and G85 (16MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and G85 (Four Thirds) feature different sensor measurements.

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The 8000 was unveiled 8 years prior to the G85 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the 8000 grades vs the G85 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus 8000 Gallery & Panasonic G85 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus 8000 enjoys outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Panasonic G85 has sizing of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") having a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

Check the Olympus 8000 and Panasonic G85 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the 8000 and the G85.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 8000 and G85 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The photograph below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 8000 and G85.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 8000 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic G85 will show extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older 8000 will be behind in sensor tech.