Panasonic GX85 vs Sony A6300

Let's look closer at the Panasonic GX85 vs Sony A6300, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the GX85 (16MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the GX85 (Four Thirds) and A6300 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The GX85 was announced 3 months later than the A6300 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the GX85 matches up versus the A6300 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 & Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic GX85 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX85 provides external measurements of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A6300 has measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the GX85 versus the A6300.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GX85 and A6300 is 83 and 83 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by checking specifications. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX85 and A6300.

Plainly, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX85 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6300 will give greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively.