Panasonic G85 vs Panasonic SZ7

On this page, we are analyzing the Panasonic G85 versus Panasonic SZ7, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the G85 (16MP) and the SZ7 (14MP) is very close but the G85 (Four Thirds) and SZ7 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The G85 was announced 4 years after the SZ7 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic SZ7 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the G85 matches up vs the SZ7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ7. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic G85 Gallery & Panasonic SZ7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G85 comes with outside measurements of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") with a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ7 has proportions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the G85 compared to the SZ7.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the G85 and SZ7 is 69 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes just by viewing technical specs. The picture underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the G85 and SZ7.

As you can tell, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The G85 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic G85 will result in more detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The more recent G85 should have a benefit in sensor technology.