Panasonic GX85 vs Panasonic SZ3

The following is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic GX85 vs Panasonic SZ3, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Panasonic. The resolution of the GX85 (16MP) and the SZ3 (16MP) is very similar but the GX85 (Four Thirds) and SZ3 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The GX85 was revealed 3 years after the SZ3 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX85 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic SZ3 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the GX85 scores against the SZ3 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GX85 Gallery and Panasonic SZ3 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX85 has outer dimensions of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Panasonic SZ3 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the GX85 compared to the SZ3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX85 and SZ3 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The picture below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX85 and SZ3.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but different sensor dimensions. The GX85 uses the larger sensor which will make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The younger GX85 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.