Panasonic G85 vs Panasonic LS5

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic G85 versus Panasonic LS5, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the G85 (16MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is fairly well matched but the G85 (Four Thirds) and LS5 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G85 was revealed 5 years later than the LS5 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LS5 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summation of how the G85 scores vs the LS5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The full galleries are available at Panasonic G85 Gallery and Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G85 offers outer measurements of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs) while the Panasonic LS5 has dimensions of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic G85 versus Panasonic LS5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the G85 compared to the LS5.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the G85 and LS5 is 69 and 94 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the G85 and LS5.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G85 having a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic G85 will give extra detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger G85 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.