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Panasonic G85 - 2 questions

Started Dec 18, 2019 | Questions thread
spike29 Senior Member • Posts: 2,471
Re: Panasonic G85 - 2 questions

Dad of 2 wrote:

I currently have a Panasonic G7 which has been a fantastic camera but I am thinking of upgrading to a G85, mainly for the unlimited video recording capability. I have two questions about the G85 - would appreciate any comments on these:

1) How good is the weather sealing on the G85? Is it OK in a light/med rain?

Better then none, worse then a raincoate. Side connectors has a flappy cover and batterybay looks not sealed at all.

2) How good is the video autofocus? Not expecting miracles but curious what G85 users would say about effectiveness of autofocus during video.

It has 29 minute limitation. Go for the g90 if you need unlimited video.

Get a 20Mp upgrade also. For stills, the video crops more then the g80 so i think it has the same resolution as the 16Mp of the g80.

Thanks!

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