Panasonic GX85 vs Pentax K-r

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic GX85 versus Pentax K-r, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the GX85 (16MP) and K-r (12MP) and the GX85 (Four Thirds) and K-r (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The GX85 was brought out 5 years later than the K-r and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX85 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GX85 scores versus the K-r when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 and Pentax K-r. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX85 Gallery and Pentax K-r Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX85 offers physical dimensions of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-r has proportions of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") along with a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GX85 against the K-r.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GX85 and K-r is 83 and 67 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to picture the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through specifications. The graphic underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GX85 and K-r.

To sum up, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GX85 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF harder and the Panasonic GX85 will render more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher GX85 should have an edge in sensor tech.