Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8. Panasonic GX8 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 5mm narrower, 24mm shorter and 72mm thinner than Panasonic FZ2500. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Panasonic FZ2500 has a built-in lens but Panasonic GX8 doesn't. Once you put a lens on GX8, its thickness will increase significantly.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Panasonic GX8 is significantly lighter (428g ) than the Panasonic FZ2500 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 GX8, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Both Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8 have 20.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic FZ2500's sensor is 1 (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) and Panasonic GX8's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).
Since Panasonic GX8's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Panasonic FZ2500.
Below you can see the FZ2500 and GX8 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic GX8 has a 1.9x Larger sensor area than Panasonic FZ2500. 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 Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8 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.
Panasonic FZ2500 for Portrait Photography
Panasonic GX8 for Portrait Photography
Average sized 1 sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
External Flash Shoe
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Panasonic FZ2500 for Street Photography
Panasonic GX8 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Fast Lens at Wide: f2.80
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average sized 1 sensor
Medium sized Body
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Fully Articulated LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
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Panasonic FZ2500 for Sports Photography
Panasonic GX8 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
External Flash Shoe
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 12.0fps
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
49 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
480 mm Tele Lens
Average Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
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Image Stabilization
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Continuous Shooting: 12.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
49 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
Average Ergonomics&Handling
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Panasonic FZ2500 for Daily Photography
Panasonic GX8 for Daily Photography
20X Optical Zoom
Average sized 1 sensor
Medium size Body
915g
Body Thickness 135mm
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
487g
Body Thickness 63mm
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Panasonic FZ2500 for Landscape Photography
Panasonic GX8 for Landscape Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average sized 1 sensor
No Environmental Sealings
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Large Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 20.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
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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 Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8, 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 Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic GX8 scores compare:
Panasonic FZ2500
Ranked
#1 out of 107 in SLR-like (bridge) cameras
Ranked
#55 out of 1140 in all Cameras
Panasonic GX8
Ranked
#3 out of 115 in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#50 out of 1140 in all Cameras
Panasonic GX8 scores higher than the Panasonic FZ2500 thanks to its better general imaging quality, compact size and higher value for the money. On the other hand, Panasonic FZ2500 has some extra features which may become a game changer if you have some specific requirements.
We recommend you to read our detailed Pro's and Con's section and see if any Pro of Panasonic FZ2500 is a must-have for you. If not, choose the Panasonic GX8.
| General |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 |
| Brand |
Panasonic |
Panasonic |
| Announced |
2016-09-19 |
2015-07-16 |
| Body Type |
SLR-like (bridge) |
Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Price |
$997.99 |
$997.99 |
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 |
20 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5472 x 3648 |
5184 x 3888 |
| 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 |
80 ISO |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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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 |
49 |
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 |
24-480 mm (20x) |
no lens |
| Max Aperture |
F2.8-4.5 |
no lens |
| Macro Focus Range |
3cm |
no lens |
Screen |
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| Type |
Fully Articulated |
Fully Articulated |
| Size |
3 |
3″ |
| Resolution |
1,040k dots |
1,040k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
2,360k dots |
2,360k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.74 |
0.77 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/4000s |
1/8000s |
| 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 |
13.20 m (at Auto ISO) |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
12.0 fps |
12.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
4096 x 2160 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone 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 |
915g |
487g |
| Dimensions |
138 x 102 x 135mm |
133 x 78 x 63mm |
| Battery Life |
350 shots |
330 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 |
70 |
75 |
| DxO Color Depth |
23.0 |
23.5 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
12.6 |
12.6 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
538 |
806 |
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