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Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850

Portability
55
Imaging
51
Features
80
Overall
62
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 front
Portability
90
Imaging
55
Features
70
Overall
61

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Key Specs

Panasonic FZ1000
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-400mm (F2.8-4.0) lens
  • 831g - 137 x 99 x 131mm
  • Introduced June 2014
  • Replacement is Panasonic FZ2500
Panasonic GX850
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 269g - 107 x 65 x 33mm
  • Revealed January 2017
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-GX800 / Lumix DMC-GF9
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Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Overview

Following is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic FZ1000 versus Panasonic GX850, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and GX850 (16MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and GX850 (Four Thirds) come with different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 was announced 3 years before the GX850 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the FZ1000 grades against the GX850 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ1000 over the Panasonic GX850

 FZ1000 GX850 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen

Reasons to pick Panasonic GX850 over the Panasonic FZ1000

 GX850 FZ1000 
RevealedJanuary 2017June 2014More modern by 31 months
Screen resolution1040k921kClearer screen (+119k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Panasonic FZ1000 and Panasonic GX850

 FZ1000 GX850 
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Both are selfie friendly

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ1000 features outside measurements of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") along with a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX850 has proportions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FZ1000 versus Panasonic GX850 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the FZ1000 versus the GX850.

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 and GX850 is 55 and 90 respectively.

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it's hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizes just by seeing technical specs. The pic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 and GX850.

As you have seen, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FZ1000 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic FZ1000 will provide more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more aged FZ1000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic GX850 Portrait photography highlights
70
you can focus manually
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
features face detect focus
supports RAW formats
66
has manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
supports RAW formats
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic GX850 as a Street photography camera
70
screen articulates fully
image stabilization (Optical)
good sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
80
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW formats
has touch focus
great high ISO (25,600)
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic GX850 as a Sports photography camera
67
long zoom range (25-400mm 16.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
features tracking focus
does not have phase detect auto focus
52
quiet mode (1/16,000 seconds)
resolution is good (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
low max shutter speed (1/500 seconds)
no image stabilization
not so great battery pack (210 per charge)
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic GX850 as a Travel photography camera
65
good megapixels (20MP)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
quite wide (25mm)
long reach (400mm)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
79
has touch focus
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
screen is selfie friendly
not so great battery pack (210 CIPA)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic FZ1000
Landscape photography with Panasonic GX850
64
you can focus manually
quite wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
good sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
71
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3")
resolution is good (16MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
does not have low pass filter
great high ISO (25,600)
supports RAW formats
no image stabilization
not so great battery pack (210 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FZ1000 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic GX850 Vlogging highlights
66
quite wide (25mm)
screen is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
does have mic port
slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
73
screen is selfie friendly
screen is touchscreen
has face detection focus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
no image stabilization
doesn't have external microphone support
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Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic GX850 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FZ1000 and Panasonic GX850
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850
Also called as - Lumix DMC-GX800 / Lumix DMC-GF9
Category Large Sensor Superzoom Entry-Level Mirrorless
Introduced 2014-06-12 2017-01-04
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1" Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 5472 x 3648 4592 x 3448
Highest native ISO 12800 25600
Highest enhanced ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 125 200
RAW format
Min enhanced ISO 80 100
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 49 49
Lens
Lens support fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens zoom range 25-400mm (16.0x) -
Largest aperture f/2.8-4.0 -
Macro focusing range 3cm -
Number of lenses - 107
Focal length multiplier 2.7 2.1
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Tilting
Display size 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 921 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,359 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Min shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/500 secs
Max quiet shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 12.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 13.50 m (at Auto ISO) 4.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash settings Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, on, on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840x2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p) 1280x720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 20 Mbps, MP4, H.264
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 831g (1.83 lbs) 269g (0.59 lbs)
Dimensions 137 x 99 x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") 107 x 65 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 64 73
DXO Color Depth rating 22.1 23.2
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.7 13.3
DXO Low light rating 517 586
Other
Battery life 360 pictures 210 pictures
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID DMW-BLC12PP -
Self timer Yes Yes (2, 10 sec, 3 images/10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type - microSD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail cost $800 $548