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Panasonic G85 - 2 questions

Started Dec 18, 2019 | Questions thread
larsbc Forum Pro • Posts: 18,282
Re: Panasonic G85 - 2 questions
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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?

I think you'd be ok there although I'd try to avoid rain as much as possible. Personally I find it better to shoot with an umbrella, anyway, since it helps keep water off of the lens element.

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

It's definitely not something I'd rely on for action video. For slow pans and subject movement I think it'd be ok. But I pretty much only use non-continuous AF and half-press the shutter release to re-focus.  That's with 1080 video.  With 4K, the AF is even slower.

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