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2017-02-27T19:00:00
Please add a silver colour option like the G7. Plus make the design more retro? and keep using the G7 batteries; they are AWESOME
Anonymous

2016-12-28T19:00:00
I participated in an Advocate Program on behalf of Panasonic USA. I received product samples as part of my participation. All opinions are my own. I first received my G85 a few months ago and I was really excited to get it out of the box to try it out. I was already shooting with the G7 so I didn't really think there would be much difference between the two cameras. I was wrong... The G85 is a significant jump forward from the G7 not only with image quality but with the camera build as well. There are a few improvements that I really love, like the new placement of the SD card slot on the side of the body rather than underneath with the battery. The internal stabilization is really great to have especially when shooting hand held. I shoot portraits professionally and I use my G85 for about 99% of my work. This camera is so easy to use and easier to carry around than all my other DSLR bodies. The days of Big is Better have long been over in the photography world. With a majority of clients using my work online or social media there is no need for a 100MP camera anymore. I get more than enough image quality with the G85 and I have never had a client as me why I wasn't shooting with a Canon or Nikon (or similar). All in all, the G85 has something for everyone, whether you shoot weddings, corporate headshots, music videos or just regular events fro time. I know I can carry my g85 with me and have everything I need no matter what the circumstance is. I fell in love with Lumix because of the G7 and the G85 has turned me into a Lumix Lifer!
Jeff

Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card(Compatible with UHS-I / UHS-II UHS Speed Class 3 standard SDHC / SDXC Memory Cards)
17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
Micro Four Thirds mount
Live MOS Sensor
16.84 megapixels
16.00 megapixels
Primary color filter
Supersonic wave filter
Image sensor shift type (5-axis / 5-stop), Dual I.S. (Dual I.S. 2 compatible)
JPEG (DCF, Exif 2.3), RAW, MPO (When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard)
AVCHD (Audio format: Dolby Digital 2ch), MP4 (Audio format: AAC 2ch)
4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard
MPO+Fine / MPO+Standard (with 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds system standard)
sRGB, AdobeRGB
AVCHD [FHD/60i]: Approx. 120 min with H-FS12060 (TBD)
MP4 [4K/30p]: Approx. 90 min with H-FS12060 (TBD)
AVCHD [FHD/60i]: Approx. 60 min with H-FS12060 (TBD)
MP4 [4K/30p]: Approx. 45 min with H-FS12060 (TBD)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz (1-11 ch), Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode
No
Yes
Yes (ON / OFF selectable)
OLED Live View Finder (2,360k dots)
Approx. 100%
Approx. 1.48x / 0.74x (35mm camera equivalent) with 50 mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1
Approx. 20 mm from eyepiece lens
-4.0 - +4.0 (dpt)
Yes
High / Low
Contrast AF system
Yes
Yes
Yes
AFS (Single) / AFF (Flexible) / AFC (Continuous) / MF
Face/Eye Detection / Tracking / 49-Area / Custom Multi / 1-Area / Pinpoint(Full area touch is available)
EV -4 - 18 (ISO100 equivalent)
Yes
Yes
Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
One Shot AF, Shutter AF, Half Press Release, Quick AF, AF Sensitivity, Continuous AF (during motion picture recording), Eye Sensor AF, AF+MF, MF Assist, Touch MF Assist, Focus Peaking, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch Pad AF, Touch Shutter
1728-zone multi-pattern sensing system
Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
EV 0 - 18 (F2.0 lens, ISO100 equivalent)
Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Auto / Intelligent ISO / 100 (Extended) / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 / 25600 (Changeable to 1/3 EV step)
(Up to ISO6400 in motion picture recording) (ISO Auto in M mode)
1/3 EV step 5EV ( 3EV for motion picture)
Yes (AF/AE LOCK button)
Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting
Blue/Amber bias, Magenta/Green bias
2500 - 10000K in 100K
Focal-plane shutter
Still image: Bulb (Max. 2 minutes), 1/4,000 - 60
Motion picture: 1/16,000 - 1/30
Electronic shutter: 1/16,000 - 1
Electronic first curtain shutter: 1/2,000 - 60
10sec, 3 images / 2sec / 10sec
Remote control with Bulb function by DMW-RSL1 (Optional)
3, 5, 7 images in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV step, max. 3 EV, single/burst
3, 5 or all positions in 1 EV step
1 to 999 images, focus steps can be set in 5 levels
3 exposures in blue/amber axis or in magenta/green axis
Yes (Standard / Wide)
AFS: H: 9 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames /sec (with Live View)
AFC: H: 6 frames/sec, M: 6 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames /sec (with Live View)
More than 45 images (when there are RAW files with the particular speed)More than 300 images (when there are no RAW files)(Depending on memory card type, aspect, picture size and compression)
4K Burst: 30 frames/sec
4K Burst (S/S): 30 frames/sec
4K Pre-Burst: 30 frames/sec, approx. 2 seconds
(Depending on memory card size and battery power)
Yes
Yes (in 4K Burst (S/S) mode)
Yes (in 4K Burst (S/S) mode)
Yes
Yes
TTL Built-in-Flash, GN9.0 equivalent (ISO200 m) / GN6.2 equivalent (ISO100 m), Built-in Pop-up (Reference)
Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off * For iA, iA+ only.
Less than 1/160 second
1/3EV step 3EV
1st Curtain Sync., 2nd Curtain Sync.
Yes
Yes (When using DMW-FL200L / FL360L / 580L (Optional))
Yes
TFT LCD monitor with static touch control
Free-angle 3.0-inch (7.5cm) / 3:2 aspect / Wide viewing angle
Approx. 1,040k dots
Approx. 100%
Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow
2x, 4x
Still image: Max. 2xMotion picture: 2.4x (FHD), 3.6x (HD)
Level Gauge, Real-time Histogram, Guide Lines (3 patterns), Highlight display (Still image / motion picture), Zebra Pattern (Still image / motion picture)
Yes
Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* *When Creative Video Mode is selected.
Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Rough Monochrome / Silky Monochrome / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Soft Focus / Fantasy / Star Filter / One Point Color / Sunshine
Expressive / Retro / Old Days / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / Monochrome / Dynamic Monochrome / Impressive Art / High Dynamic / Cross Process / Toy Effect / Toy Pop / Bleach Bypass / Miniature Effect / Fantasy / One Point Color
Program AE / Aperture-Priority / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure
Cinelike D / Cinelike V
[1/50] / [1/60] / [1/100] / [1/120] / OFF
30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (Max. 16x), Slideshow (All / Picture Only / Video Only / 4K PHOTO / Post Focus / 3D / Category Selection / Favorite, duration & effect is selectable), Playback Mode (Normal / Picture Only / Video Only / 4K PHOTO / Post Focus / 3D Play / Category / Favorite), Location Logging, RAW Processing, 4K PHOTO Bulk Saving, Light Composition, Clear Retouch, Title Edit, Text Stamp, Video Divide, Time Lapse Video, Stop Motion Video
Single / Multi
Single / Multi / All / Except Favorite
PictBridge compatible
USB 2.0 Micro-B
microHDMI TypeD / VIERA Link
Video: Auto / 4K / 1080p / 1080i / 720p / 480p
Audio: Stereo
Monitor-through: 4:2:2/8-bit (While recording motion picture on the SD memory card in the camera unit.)
No
2.5mm for remote
3.5mm for external microphone
Stereo/Lens Auto/Shotgun/Super Shotgun/Manual is selectable when attaching DMW-MS2 (optional).
Stereo, Wind-cut: OFF / Standard / High
Monaural
Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1200mAh, 8.7Wh) (included)
Approx. 330 images (rear monitor), 320 images (LVF) with H-FS12060 (TBD)
DMW-BGG1 (optional)
5.06 x 3.50 x 2.93" (128.4 x 89 x 74.3mm) excluding protrusions
Approx. 1.11 lbs (505g) Including SD card, Battery, Body
Approx. 1.00 lb (453g) Body only
Approx. 1.58 lbs (715g) Including SD card, Battery, H-FS12060 lens (sold separately)

The Panasonic LUMIX G85 offers over 27 LUMIX compact lens options built on the next-generation interchangeable lens camera standard (Micro Four Thirds) pioneered by Panasonic. Its “mirrorless” design enables a lighter, more compact camera body that includes cutting-edge video, audio, creative controls, wireless, intelligent-focusing, gyro sensor control in body image stabilization and exposure technologies not possible with traditional DSLRs.

When life's adventures take you places, you need a camera that keeps up. Photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich took the LUMIX G85 on a journey to Romania. Perfect for outdoor shooting, the Dual Image Stabilizer helped him take crisper, clearer images in difficult and fast-moving environments, while the compact, weather-sealed body and kit lens improved flexibility wherever he went.

With the LUMIX G85, a new gyro sensor increases the image stability compensation power of the 5-Axis Body image stabilization to correct hand-shake for all lenses, including classic lenses not equipped with optical image stabilization.

The LUMIX G85 integrates 5-Axis Dual I.S.2 (Image Stabilizer), combining 5-axis body and 2-axis lens stabilization for more effective handshake correction and compensation for shots up to 5 f-stops. The 5-axis stabilization works in both wide and telephoto photography and motion picture recording, including 4K Video.

LUMIX-pioneered 4K PHOTO lets you capture the perfect moment by selecting single frames from a 4K video sequence shot at a blistering 30fps to save as individual high-res images.


Prolong battery life to approximately 800–900* images with a power-saving eye sensor that detects when your eye moves away from the viewfinder and automatically enter Sleep mode.
Shoot longer with two batteries — one in the camera, the other in the optional battery grip. The grip also makes handling the camera more comfortable.
Enjoy the creative freedom of being able to decide what you want in focus, even after you shoot. Exclusive POST FOCUS mode gives you the power to review an image and touch the area you'd like to be pinpoint sharp. What's more, a new Focus Stacking feature lets you easily select several focus points in the same image.


The LUMIX G85 includes a new electromagnetic drive in the shutter unit. The shock caused by movement of the shutter diaphragm is dramatically reduced and the shutter sound is significantly minimized. Together with the use of a new solid magnesium front panel, shutter shock is reduced by approximately 90% compared with the LUMIX G7.
Thanks to the DFD (Depth From Defocus) technology that instantly calculates distance to subject by evaluating two images with different sharpness levels, ultra-high-speed AF and 6-fps burst shooting with AFC, and 9-fps burst shooting with AFS is possible.

The Live View Finder with 0.74X (35mm equiv.) magnification ratio gives you the freedom to frame your shot and capture everything you see. Plus, 2360K-dot high resolution and approximately 100% color reproduction provides high visibility under any circumstances.
The 16-megapixel Digital Live MOS sensor with no low pass filter helps capture sharper images with more detail.
Shoot true-to-life images with excellent resolution, high contrast and impressive color reproduction. Removing the Low Pass Filter improves quality by approximately 10% while the Venus Engine designed for the LUMIX G85 detects high-frequency components to suppress the generation of moiré. Combining the Digital Live MOS Sensor and Venus Engine renders clear images with minimum noise even in low-light situations and a maximum sensitivity of ISO25600.

With highest quality 4K Video, the LUMIX G85 lets you record every journey's twists and turns in up to 4X the resolution of Full HD. More detail and more clarity means more memories to look back on, all in perfect quality
LUMIX Lab App Ver. 2.0
• A new feature, Magic LUT allows users to experience the freedom of creating their own color. Select an image, and in an instant, AI will transform any photo to match the same colors, tones, and overall mood, creating your very own photo style as LUT
• Magic LUT supports JPEG, HEIF and MP4 files taken on not only LUMIX camera but also cameras and smartphones from other brands
• Users can fine-tune the colors before saving it as a LUT for editing and shooting, and even adjust the intensity or opacity in camera
LUMIX Flow App Ver 1.3
LUMIX Flow is now available on LUMIX S5II, S5IIX, and GH7.
New features and enhancements for all compatible models:
• Mirroring feature improvements and support for multiple devices. Up to 4 devices can be connected
• Vertical UI support for external monitors
• Improved cut addition feature. A blank shot can be added as a sub-shot of a selected take or at the very end of the storyboard