Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm vs. Canon EOS R

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm and Canon EOS R. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm vs. Canon EOS R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 12-60mm lens Body only
Height 7.79 cm 9.83 cm
Width 13.32 cm 13.58 cm
Depth 6.31 cm 8.44 cm
Weight 435 g 580 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 435 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 487 g
Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Splashproof Waterproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 5x -
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 30.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,770,000 pixels 31,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 30,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 25 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (POWER O.I.S.) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G Vario - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 120mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 84.05 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements -
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon RF
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Extra-low Dispersion Aspheric (EDA) lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 5655
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 3,690,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.54x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 200-12800 100-40000
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) 100 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (2.7%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, Selective Colour, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/125sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Type 3" OLED display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4176 x 2784
RAW 5952 x 4480
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4480 x 4480
JPEG 4464 x 2976
JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 4464 x 2512
JPEG 2976 x 2976
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2976 x 2240
JPEG 3360 x 1888
JPEG 2240 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 370 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 330 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.2 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera film editing, Intelligent Resolution Technology, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent Auto (iA), Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, 3D photo shooting, text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, silent shooting, Creative Panorama function RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, Canon Log Gamma mode, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, Flicker detection, Digital Lens Optimizer
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8M + 12-60mm Canon EOS R
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, hot shoe cap, housing cover Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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