Panasonic G95 vs Pentax W80

On this page, we will be contrasting the Panasonic G95 and Pentax W80, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and W80 (12MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and W80 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The G95 was announced 9 years later than the W80 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a short introduction of how the G95 scores vs the W80 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 & Pentax Optio W80. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic G95 Gallery & Pentax W80 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera, you need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic G95 offers external measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) while the Pentax W80 has specifications of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the G95 compared to the W80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the G95 and W80 is 67 and 94 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the G95 and W80.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G95 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G95 will offer you extra detail with its extra 8.3MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The younger G95 provides a benefit in sensor tech.