Both Panasonic G85 and Panasonic G5 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic G85's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) and Panasonic G5's sensor is Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ).
Since Panasonic G5'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 G85.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Panasonic G85's sensor lacks anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the G85 and G5 sensor size comparison.
Panasonic G85 and Panasonic G5 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Panasonic G85 and Panasonic G5 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, G85 has scored 71, 10 points higher than G5.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic G85 |
71 |
22.8 bits |
12.5 Evs |
656 ISO |
Panasonic G5 |
61 |
21.4 bits |
11.6 Evs |
618 ISO |