Panasonic G85 vs Panasonic S1

Below, we are looking at the Panasonic G85 and Panasonic S1, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the G85 (16MP) and S1 (12MP) and the G85 (Four Thirds) and S1 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The G85 was manufactured 5 years later than the S1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic S1 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the G85 matches up against the S1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic G85 Gallery & Panasonic S1 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G85 offers physical dimensions of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") along with a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs) whilst the Panasonic S1 has dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the G85 compared to the S1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G85 and S1 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the G85 and S1.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G85 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic G85 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The younger G85 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.