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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85

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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.6 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Quality of the photos is great and it's pretty light
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • only one corner of the actual camera box was damaged and not badly
  • never picked up anything in the videos
  • Amazon packing combined with UPS shipping was pretty horrendous

Key specs

  • Live MOS
  • Four Thirds
  • 17.3x13 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4592, 3448 px
  • Micro Four Thirds (MFT)
  • 3.5
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • 3 in
  • yes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85

Pros

  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Quality of the photos is great and it's pretty light
  • solid and well-built
  • af is pretty good
  • touch screen and great menu system
  • It deserves the gold reward
  • impressive performance in print quality
  • overall performance and capabilities during our lab and real-world testing
  • sturdy
  • lightweight and compact
  • Panasonic G85 feels extremely solid and very well built

Cons

  • only one corner of the actual camera box was damaged and not badly
  • never picked up anything in the videos
  • Amazon packing combined with UPS shipping was pretty horrendous
  • Auto ISO implementation does not allow users to set a minimum shutter speed
  • slow panning in video mode
  • No optical low-pass filter
  • patterns are often difficult to remove in post-processing
  • Electronic viewfinder struggles in low light
  • there is no headphone jack
  • Continuous autofocus is limited to 6fps shooting
  • the Panorama mode has vanished

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
25600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4592 x 3448 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeLive MOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4592 x 3448 px
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Optics and focus
Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds
Digital zoom4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture3.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
Focal length multiplier2x
AutofocusContinuous Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Number of focus points49
Image stabiliserBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.28 in
Phase detection autofocusno
Number of AF points (contrast)49
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Number of exposures3
Exposure compensation plus5
Exposure compensation minus-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Auto exposure lockyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
AE frames
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB BracketingYes
Subject / scene modesno
Flash sync speed1/160s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range6.2
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
Flash metering systemTTL
External flashyes
Continuous drive9.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Built-in speakersyes
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Audio systemMono
Supported audio file formatsAAC
Wind filteryes
Noise reductionyes
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Dimensions
Weight17.81 oz
Width5.06 in
Height3.5 in
Depth2.93 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)330
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1200.0 mAh
Battery recharge time2.3 h
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage7.2 V
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum25600
Boosted ISO minimum100
Maximum image resolution4592 x 3448 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
HDRyes
AEB/HDR supportyes
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:2
Screen dots1040000
Touch screenyes
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.48 x
Dioptre correctionyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 4
Separate info displayno
Flip-out screenyes
Second displayno
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD type4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeBridge
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
Anti-dust systemyes
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
HDMI connector typeMicro
USB portyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portyes
WirelessBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
Firewireno

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (9)

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic G85 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 19.09.2016
Panasonic G85 Review
4.5

The GX85 gets a big brother in the Lumix G85. Read our Panasonic G85 review for all the details!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix G80 / G85 review
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TechRadar
Published: 02.12.2016
Panasonic Lumix G80 / G85 review
4.5

Big features squeezed into a small body

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 27.09.2016
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80 Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80 is a new compact system camera that looks like a DSLR that's been shrunk in the wash. Read our in-depth Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80 review with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic G85 Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Published: 19.09.2016
Panasonic G85 Review | Camera Decision
3.8

Panasonic G85 is a 16.0MP Advanced Mirrorless camera with a Four Thirds sized CMOS sensor and Micro Four Thirds mount. Read our G85 review to find its pros and cons.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85
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Photo Review
Published: 19.09.2016
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85
4.5

A 4K-enabled, SLR-styled, weather-sealed M4/3 camera for enthusiast photographers who enjoy capturing both stills and movies.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 review: Compact mirrorless camera with 4k video recording at a palatable price
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The Economic Times
Published: 28.06.2018
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 review: Compact mirrorless camera with 4k video recording at a palatable price

Video is where the G85 shines brightest.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80/G85 sensor review: Impressive IQ
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DXOMARK
Published: 09.12.2016
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G80/G85 sensor review: Impressive IQ

After introducing several faux rangefinder models in the form of the svelte GX85, the diminutive GF8, and the high-end GX8, Panasonic has turned its attention to the SLR-style cameras in its lineup and has updated the mid-range G7 model with the Lumix DMC-G80 (G85 in North America, and G8 in Japan).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic G80 review: The best sub-£1,000 CSC is currently available with a free prime lens
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Expert Reviews
Published: 13.03.2017
Panasonic G80 review: The best sub-£1,000 CSC is currently available with a free prime lens
5.0

Packed with useful features, the Panasonic G80 is superb for stills and even better for video

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85 Panasonic Lumix G80 / G85 review | Cameralabs
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Cameralabs
Published: 31.01.2017
Panasonic Lumix G80 / G85 review | Cameralabs
4.5