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Gx8 video vs gx80?

Started Sep 23, 2018 | Questions thread
juncction Regular Member • Posts: 259
Re: Gx8 video vs gx80?

Adam24 wrote:

I am after a small Panasonic camera to shoot some video and to use a small walk about camera. I have a g7 at the moment and am looking to get a camera with in body stabilisation. The gx80 seems perfect except the lack of mic input. The gx8 is also good but how good is the stabilisation? I’ve heated it can’t be used in 4K video either? Not sure what to go for.

Had and used both. Both are flawed in many ways.

Overall GX85 will be better than the GX8 for video because the GX8 doesn't have IBIS when recording any type of video format (which wont matter if you use lenses with OIS) and cannot output to a external monitor while recording. The GX85 doesn't have a flippy screen or mic jack, but you can at least record/output to an external monitor using HDMI out and use headphones as well as grabbing audio externally.

They don't overheat. If you get the non-import model they have no recording time limit.

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