Panasonic GX850 vs Panasonic LX5

Its time to examine more in depth at the Panasonic GX850 and Panasonic LX5, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX850 (16MP) and LX5 (10MP) and the GX850 (Four Thirds) and LX5 (1/1.63") use different sensor sizing.

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The GX850 was released 5 years after the LX5 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the GX850 matches up against the LX5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GX850 Gallery & Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX850 comes with physical dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Panasonic LX5 has proportions of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Check the Panasonic GX850 and Panasonic LX5 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the GX850 vs the LX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX850 and LX5 is 90 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX850 and LX5.

Clearly, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX850 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX850 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer GX850 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.