Sony A560 has a
14.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Bionz processor. On the other hand, Panasonic G85 has a
16.0MP Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Panasonic G85's sensor doesn't have an 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 A560 and G85 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony A560 has a 1.6x Larger sensor area than Panasonic G85. 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.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Sony A560 and Panasonic G85 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that G85 has a better overall score of 71, 1 points higher compared to A560's score of 70.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Sony A560 |
70 |
22.5 bits |
12.3 Evs |
817 ISO |
Panasonic G85 |
71 |
22.8 bits |
12.5 Evs |
656 ISO |