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Difference between Lumix G7 and G80

Started Dec 1, 2018 | Discussions thread
brentbrent Veteran Member • Posts: 5,768
Re: Difference between Lumix G7 and G80
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The following is quoted from this page of DPReview: https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-g85-g80

Though Panasonic has not come outright and said it, the G85 is the successor to the G7. More a refinement than something new entirely, both cameras share seemingly identical bodies and offer twin control dials, plenty of customizable buttons and fully articulating touch interfaces.

But the G85 is rather more grand: it's weather-sealed with a magnesium alloy front plate, and offers a new electromagnetic shutter to combat shutter shock, an upgraded electronic viewfinder and 5-axis in-camera IS.

Like the Panasonic GX85, the G85 uses a 16MP chip with no anti-aliasing filter. We found image quality from the GX85 to be slightly improved over that of past Panasonic cameras using the same 16MP chip with AA filters (like the G7).

The G85 also uses the same redesigned shutter mechanism as the GX85, which we found to effectively mitigate shutter shock, an issue that affected the Panasonic G7.

I've added bold to the five main upgrades.  The G80 also offers Dual IS with many Panasonic lenses, where the camera's image stabilization works together with the lens' image stabilization.  The G80 is a very substantial improvement over the G7.

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