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Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85

Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
29
Overall
32
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 front
Portability
69
Imaging
55
Features
84
Overall
66

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Key Specs

Panasonic FX580
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600 (Increase to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-125mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 167g - 95 x 57 x 22mm
  • Revealed January 2009
  • Also Known as Lumix DMC-FX550
Panasonic G85
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600 (Boost to 25600)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 505g - 128 x 89 x 74mm
  • Revealed September 2016
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-G80
  • Later Model is Panasonic G95
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Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Overview

Here, we will be looking at the Panasonic FX580 versus Panasonic G85, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the FX580 (12MP) and G85 (16MP) and the FX580 (1/2.3") and G85 (Four Thirds) have different sensor sizes.

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The FX580 was released 8 years prior to the G85 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FX580 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the FX580 scores versus the G85 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FX580 over the Panasonic G85

 FX580 G85 

Reasons to pick Panasonic G85 over the Panasonic FX580

 G85 FX580 
RevealedSeptember 2016January 2009Fresher by 93 months
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1040k230kSharper screen (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Panasonic FX580 and Panasonic G85

 FX580 G85 
Screen size3"3"Same screen dimensions

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FX580 has got outer dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Panasonic G85 has dimensions of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the FX580 compared to the G85.

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the FX580 and G85 is 95 and 69 respectively.

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Sensor Comparison

Usually, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FX580 and G85.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FX580 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic G85 will render more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FX580 will be behind in sensor tech.

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FX580
Portrait photography with Panasonic G85
26
offers face detection focus
no manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
73
has manual focus
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
provides face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic FX580
Street photography with Panasonic G85
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
77
screen articulates
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
includes focus by touch
weather proof
good high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FX580 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic G85 as a Sports photography camera
27
has image stabilization (Optical)
max fps very slow (2.0 frames/s)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
65
silent shutter (1/16,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
provides tracking autofocus
weather proof
not so great battery life (330 CIPA)
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FX580 Travel photography details
Panasonic G85 Travel photography details
58
built-in flash
decently wide (25mm)
missing Time Lapse function
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
71
weather proof
includes focus by touch
decent megapixels (16MP)
flash built-in
selfie friendly screen
not so great battery life (330 CIPA)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FX580 Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic G85 Landscape photography highlights
37
decently wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
manual mode not possible
sensor resolution low (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
missing Time Lapse function
74
has manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (16MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
does not have anti aliasing filter
good high ISO (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather proof
not so great battery life (330 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FX580 Vlogging features
Panasonic G85 Vlogging features
31
decently wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focus
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
missing external mic port
78
selfie friendly screen
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
provides face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
has external microphone jack
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Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic G85 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FX580 and Panasonic G85
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85
Otherwise known as Lumix DMC-FX550 Lumix DMC-G80
Class Small Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Revealed 2009-01-27 2016-09-19
Body design Compact SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4000 x 3000 4592 x 3448
Maximum native ISO 1600 25600
Maximum enhanced ISO 6400 25600
Lowest native ISO 80 200
RAW pictures
Lowest enhanced ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 11 49
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens zoom range 25-125mm (5.0x) -
Max aperture f/2.8-5.9 -
Macro focusing distance 5cm -
Number of lenses - 107
Crop factor 5.9 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.74x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shutter speed 2.0 frames/s 9.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.00 m 6.20 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 167 gr (0.37 lb) 505 gr (1.11 lb)
Physical dimensions 95 x 57 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") 128 x 89 x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 71
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 12.5
DXO Low light rating not tested 656
Other
Battery life - 330 pictures
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 10 secs x 3 shots)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots One One
Price at release $499 $900