Panasonic GX85 vs Sony A6700

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic GX85 and Sony A6700, both Advanced Mirrorless digital cameras by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the GX85 (16MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the GX85 (Four Thirds) and A6700 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor size.

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The GX85 was introduced 8 years earlier than the A6700 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving right into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the GX85 scores against the A6700 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 & Sony Alpha a6700. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX85 Gallery & Sony A6700 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX85 provides outer dimensions of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has measurements of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") and a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GX85 and Sony A6700 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Underneath is a front view proportions comparison of the GX85 and the A6700.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GX85 and A6700 is 83 and 75 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The graphic here should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the GX85 and A6700.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX85 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6700 will offer you more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older GX85 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.