GH4, GH5, and GX80 are practically same, by DXO

kravemir wrote:

Wilu wrote:

kravemir wrote:

In charts, they look practically same. Why the hell, GH5 costs few times more than GX80???

more knobs and buttons

more pixels on the sensor

more pixels in the viewfinder

more pics per battery charge

more metal in the construction of the body

...and probably a pemium just because the GH5 is their flagship camera and because they can surcharge.

So, you confirm, that there's no image quality improvement over lower tiers of Panasonic cameras?

I confirm that there's more to a camera than the output it produces.

M43 and bigger sensor cameras today are image quality wise at a point where they're good enough for my needs and wishes. I don't mind them getting better and better with each new generation, but personally, I value good ergonomics and an adequate user interface over that last bit in image quality. That's why I wouldn't be very happy with the GX80. And that was also the reason for me to sell my Oly E-M5 and get me a Pana GH3 instead - despite its mediocre viewfinder and the mediocre JPGs (I shoot RAW + JPG mostly, so it's not a big problem, but still) it is in my view a much better camera. Other people feel the GH-line to be way oversized for an M43 camera...

My point is that different people have different opinions and priorities. I get from your questions that IQ is a main consideration for you, while I'm mostly satisfied with M43 in this regard since the advent of the E-M5 (before that I would not even touch a camera of this system).

That said, I really do think that Panasonic is charging a premium for the GH cameras, just because they can. Good for them, not so good for those who'd like to buy one of those little beasts.