Last Updated: May 28, 2021
Panasonic G9 vs G85: How Impressive Is It?
PRODUCT COMPARISON
Panasonic LUMIX G9
- Size: 3.8 x 3.6 x 5.4 inches
- Weight: 1.45 lb / 658g (Body Only)
- Sensor: 20.3 MOS sensor
- Autofocus: 225 points
- View Finder: 3,680K-dot OLED Live View Finder with 100% field of view
- Stabilization: 5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0 (up to 6.5 stops at low shutter speeds)
- Video: 4K: 60p, 30p, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 60p, 30p, 24p; 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p, 30p; 640 x 480 (SD): 30p
- Aspect Ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
- ISO Options: 100 - 25600
- Shutter Speeds: 1/8000 to 60 sec
- Continuous Shooting (fps) Max.: 9fps (AFC) and 12fps (AFS)
- Built-in Flash: ✓
- 3.0 inch Touch LCD Screen: ✓
- Timelapse: ✓
- Wireless Connectivity: Wifi, Bluetooth
- Battery Life: 400 shots
Panasonic LUMIX G85
- Size: 2.9 x 3.4 x 5
- Weight: 1.11 lb / 505g (Body Only)
- Sensor: 16 MOS sensor
- Autofocus: 49 points
- View Finder: 2360K-dot OLED Live View Finder with 100% field of view
- Stabilization: 5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0 (up to 5 stops at low shutter speeds)
- Video: 4K: 30fps, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p, 24p; 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p, 30p; 640 x 480 (SD): 30p
- Aspect Ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
- ISO Options: 100 - 12800
- Shutter Speeds: 1/4000 to 60 sec
- Continuous Shooting (fps) Max.: 6fps (AFC) and 9fps (AFS)
- Built-in Flash: ✓
- 3.0 inch Touch LCD Screen: ✓
- Timelapse: ✓
- Wireless Connectivity: Wifi
- Battery Life: 330 shots
Panasonic has just released their upgrade to the G85 -> the G9, and the changes are quite impressive.
From a sensor upgrade to over 20 megapixels, and the addition of 60fps on the 4K video, they certainly know how to tantalize us into buying new gear.
There are also a whole bunch of big and small changes to this model, which are definitely worth exploring further.
To make it easy to compare, you can always go back to the side-by-side comparison with the majority of the main/important features and specs above.
Then, below is a more detailed comparison, so you can dive into the areas that matter more to you.