Panasonic G85 vs Pentax P80

Following is a in depth review of the Panasonic G85 versus Pentax P80, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the G85 (16MP) and P80 (12MP) and the G85 (Four Thirds) and P80 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G85 was introduced 7 years after the P80 which is quite a serious 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 Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short summary of how the G85 matches up vs the P80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G85 has got physical measurements 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 P80 has measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the G85 vs the P80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G85 and P80 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the G85 and P80.

Clearly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The G85 using its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh easier and the Panasonic G85 will give you extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The younger G85 will have a benefit in sensor technology.