Below you can see the front view size comparison of Canon G7 X MII and Panasonic GX85. Canon G7 X MII is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 16mm narrower, 10mm shorter and 2mm thinner than Panasonic GX85. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Canon G7 X MII has a built-in lens but Panasonic GX85 doesn't. Once you put a lens on GX85, its thickness will increase significantly.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Canon G7 X MII and Panasonic GX85.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Canon G7 X MII is significantly lighter (107g ) than the Panasonic GX85 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on GX85, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Canon G7 X MII has a 20.0MP 1" (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features DIGIC 7 processor. On the other hand, Panasonic GX85 has a 16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor.
Below you can see the G7 X MII and GX85 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic GX85 has a 1.9x Larger sensor area than Canon G7 X MII. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
In this section, we rank and compare Canon G7 X MII and Panasonic GX85 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Canon G7 X MII for Portrait Photography
Panasonic GX85 for Portrait Photography
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Canon G7 X MII for Street Photography
Panasonic GX85 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Fast Lens at Wide: f1.80
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
No Built-in Viewfinder
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
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Canon G7 X MII for Sports Photography
Panasonic GX85 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
31 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
Environmental Sealings
Poor Battery Life: 265 shots
100 mm Tele Lens
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Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
49 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Poor Battery Life: 290 shots
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Canon G7 X MII for Daily Photography
Panasonic GX85 for Daily Photography
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
4X Optical Zoom
319g
Body Thickness 42mm
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Medium size Body
426g
Body Thickness 44mm
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Canon G7 X MII for Landscape Photography
Panasonic GX85 for Landscape Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor
No Environmental Sealings
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
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You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Canon G7 X MII and Panasonic GX85, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Canon G7 X MII and Panasonic GX85 scores compare:
Canon G7 X MII
Ranked
#17 out of 44 in Large sensor compact cameras
Ranked
#178 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Panasonic GX85
Ranked
#5 out of 114 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#57 out of 1131 in all Cameras
Panasonic GX85 has a higher Overall Score than the Canon G7 X MII and would be our choice if we have to decide between these two cameras.
| General |
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85 |
| Brand |
Canon |
Panasonic |
| Announced |
2016-02-18 |
2016-04-05 |
| Body Type |
Large sensor compact |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Price |
$699.00 |
$597.99 |
Sensor |
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| Type |
BSI-CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
1" |
Four Thirds |
| Dimensions |
13.2 x 8.8 mm |
17.3 x 13 mm |
| Area |
116.16mm2 |
224.90mm2 |
| Megapixels |
20 megapixels |
16 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5472 x 3648 |
4592 x 3448 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
12,800 ISO |
25,600 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
25600 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
125 ISO |
200 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
- |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
31 |
49 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
fixed lens |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Number of Available Lenses |
n/a |
92 |
| Lens Focal Range |
24-100 mm (4.2x) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F1.8-2.8 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
5cm |
no lens |
Screen |
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| Type |
Tilting |
Tilting |
| Size |
3″ |
3 |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
1,040k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
None |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
no electronic viewfinder |
2,764k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
n/a |
100% |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/2000s |
1/4000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Optical |
Sensor-shift |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
7.00 m |
6.00 m (at ISO 200) |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
8.0 fps |
8.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Microphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
319g |
426g |
| Dimensions |
106 x 61 x 42mm |
122 x 71 x 44mm |
| Battery Life |
265 shots |
290 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
not tested |
71 |
| DxO Color Depth |
not tested |
22.9 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
not tested |
12.6 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
not tested |
662 |
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