Panasonic G85 vs Pentax E85

Let's look closer at the Panasonic G85 and Pentax E85, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the G85 (16MP) and E85 (12MP) and the G85 (Four Thirds) and E85 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The G85 was introduced 7 years later than the E85 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the G85 matches up vs the E85 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 & Pentax Optio E85. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic G85 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G85 has outer dimensions of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") and a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs) and the Pentax E85 has measurements of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the G85 against the E85.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G85 and E85 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through specs. The photograph below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the G85 and E85.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G85 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G85 will render extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger G85 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.