Panasonic FH25 vs Panasonic G85

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic FH25 and Panasonic G85, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Panasonic. The resolution of the FH25 (16MP) and the G85 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the FH25 (1/2.3") and G85 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The FH25 was manufactured 6 years earlier than the G85 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the FH25 grades vs the G85 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH25 Gallery and Panasonic G85 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH25 features outside measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G85 has proportions of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") having a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the FH25 against the G85.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and G85 is 94 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to see the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specs. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH25 and G85.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide the same megapixels albeit not the same sensor dimensions. The FH25 features the smaller sensor which will make obtaining shallow depth of field trickier. The more aged FH25 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.