Panasonic G85 vs Sony A6100

Here, we will be contrasting the Panasonic G85 versus Sony A6100, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the G85 (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the G85 (Four Thirds) and A6100 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The G85 was introduced 3 years before the A6100 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G85 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the G85 matches up vs the A6100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 and Sony Alpha a6100. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic G85 Gallery and Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic G85 provides outer dimensions of 128mm x 89mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 2.9") with a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

See the Panasonic G85 versus Sony A6100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the G85 against the A6100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the G85 and A6100 is 69 and 81 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by going over specs. The pic underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G85 and A6100.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The G85 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6100 will offer you extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged G85 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.