Can't seem to find the right m4/3 camera

Max5150 wrote:

Looking to downsize. APS-C bodies like the Sony 6500 are a good size but the lenses still too big. I was looking at the Panasonic G7, GX8/GX9, and GX85 in the store. I like the size and handling of the G7 more than the GX8/9, but want higher spec. G5 is too big - might as well buy an A7iii at that point.

Is there a higher spec G7 sized model in Japan that I'm not seeing here in the USA?

I could also go Olympus 10miii or 5mii, but their menu and a few other things has me leaning Panasonic.

The menu is a poor excuse for not considering Olympus. I'm not tech savvy and was at first intimidated because of all the things the camera can do; but that fear was naive. There are only a very limited number of functions that one needs to go into the menu for and most of those are just in the initial set up of the camera or for using specialized functions like Live Composite or In Camera Focus Stacking, and a couple for shooting the Milky Way. It is actually a piece of cake and almost all shooting functions are quickly and easily managed in the Super Control Panel. I have two EM-I I's and they are wonderful cameras. My cameras function beautifully for photography without customization.

Not sure what's coming out in the near future either, but I usually stick with what's been out for a little while. I'm more interested in stills than video, but do take video as well.

Any suggestions about higher spec Panasonic in Europe or Japan markets?