Six years later and I just got a brand new GX85. Indeed it remains a nice camera still relevant in 2023.

not enough reviews are mentioning the easter egg feature of this camera... the first m43 to feature USB charging. a great advantage for a travel friendly camera to have.

JordanYou're unbelievable......Can't wait to see your reviews.No messing around and straightforward.Thanks

I always look forward to your reviews every week. I just wish the weeks would pass quicker. You guys are arguably one of the best camera reviews channel on KZfaq. Sending love from London.

Man, your videos just gets better and better. You guys are an awesome team

Just bought the GX85 and have watched MANY videos on it before and after. THIS, is the best by far. Instant subscribe for me!

Man, all these Panasonic models look so fantastic--there's something to love in the G7, GX8, and now the GX80--but I really hope we see the GH5 4k 60p and improved low light at Photokina this year.

Another great review guys.

A great review guys ! One more ... ! Thanks a lot, Phil

Great production value in this vid. Loved the little slider shots. The review itself was first rate- I feel like I know this product. Roll on the GH5!

Love this little camera! We've been using as our go to for a lot of work when out in the field.

Great review guys! I've been following for a while, and looking forward to a review of this camera. That said, I had already purchased it after much consideration against Fuji and various other makes/models. The price point, the features, and the portability of the kit + some select primes has already made my first jump into Micro Four Thirds a very pleasant experience. This will be my travel/family shooter, supplanting my more bulky Nikon kit for such tasks. I'd agree on pretty much every point, save for the video aspects. Having a mic input and vlog may be nice for real video shooters, but for just capturing some quick moments I've been absolutely floored by the video quality as-is, and have not yet missed the ability to add an external mic. To each their own, though for me it's been a great little camera!

Appreciate the review. I'm a GX7 user and share the same sentiment regarding videography for this new camera. Great insight on the camera and the three lenses. Keep it up!

Fantastic video guys!! Great job!

A most entertaining review!! ... Thank you!

Another great video review. I'm tempted to have a GX85 as a second body. I have switched from Sony to Panasonic since the beginning of the year and I couldn't be happier. The Panasonic/Olympus system actually deliver the promise of mirrorless. Small bodies, small lenses but image quality which can be used for professional purposes.

I bought this and now its in the mail, I am dying of excitement .... cant wait to put my hands on this and share on instagram.

best reviewer . I think this review is what's is making me go towards the Gx85. keep it up!

Loved how this review looked! Keep the Sony FS5 Jordan! :)

Thank you so much for this video!! I purchased the camera after watching this and made a short film with it. :)

Great review and amazing landscape!

Your photo in the minute 2:53 I reminded me of my grandfather, Great video! Best regards!

The weight is magnets. 5 axis ibis requires several magnets, the solenoids have magnets. Magnets are generally heavy. It's also necessary for the camera to be heavy for the stabilizer to work. If the camera is too light then the camera can move instead of the sensor. I also don't agree with it being for stills. I think most serious videographers and even a lot of vloggers are going to use an external audio anyway, so not having the input is saving weight and cost without sacrificing any quality. Just use the built in mic to sync sound in post. External recorders can be attached to the hotshoe with a shotgun mic, but it's better to do what the pros do and basically give each person their own lapel mic and recorder. Heck most cell phones work great as a recorder and your subjects probably already have one in their pocket. David Gilmour recorded some of his last album on an iphone, the sound quality is there. TBH the preamps on most hybrid cameras are garbage anyway. Leaving it out entirely was a bold move, but I think it pays off. With a small cage you can get a wide handle, external audio recorder, and a reasonably priced cine lens and a mic. Throw in the cineD hack. That's a very capable, stable 4k rig for around 1,000 USD or approximately 50,000 Canadian. I think you would have a hard time beating that. You can get cheaper cameras, but with no stabilizer, you're going to need to drop some cash on a gimbal or learn how to use a glidecam or drop serious dough on stabilized lenses. Probably end up with external audio anyway. With a g7, m50, a6#00 you can get the body and a stabilized lens or a gimbal and it's your whole 1000 budget. With a g85 you get audio, but it's 2-400 more, so basically the cost of the external recorder but you do get weather sealing, a little more cost for a little more features. It's an upgraded version of the gx85 though, so... that's not news. Even in 2020, I can't think of a better 4k rig for the money.

thanks for another great review!

Really good review, it's good to know the good points and bad points before buying. I just bought it based on your review and Ted Forbes review. Nice to see good honest, unbiased reviews. Cheers.

Plenty of nice (and funny) photographs, Chris. Good job. The new macro lens looks good.

Great review guys! Sold my 5D3 and picked up the GX85 with the new 12-60mm lens, along with a speedbooster for my Canon glass - I'm LOVING this camera!! I always ran dual-system sound with the 5D3 anyways, because I couldn't interview people and always be near the camera at the same time... and for vloggers, the audio's not much different than what you'd find on other point-and-shoots like a G7X at arms length. Just be sure to put a Micro Windjammer over the mics to cut down on the wind noise. Mic inputs and a headphone jack would have been nice... but truthfully, being able to film handheld with a 50mm prime using the internal IBIS, and an affordable Lens Turbo focal reducer with an extra stop of light is mind-blowing at this price point. The bokeh is unreal, and the crispy 4K video is putting Canon DSLR's in this price range to shame :)

Very nice video and review. I'm a owner of a GX80 too, and i love it!

Great review. Thanks!

Jordan, you said 3 axis IBIS- it's 5 axis WITHOUT IS in the lens. It's 5 axis IBIS plus 2 more WITH IS in the lens. You guys are attacking the no mic input, but it's a detail if you'd normally sync in post anyway. Also, you didn't mention that this is the FIRST MTF 4k shooter with interchangeable lenses to have 5 axis 4k. Finally, no mention of NO OVERHEATING and NO MAX RECORDING TIME LIMIT. Sorry to criticise, but I think you missed the boat on this one.

I just bought one of these and my next video will use it to film! Very excited to see if my food looks more tasty with it! :D

Never been this early to a tcstv video!

Hey Great review! Best so far. I have seen so many review with flat dull images. I am not sure if you shot RAW or if these were out of the camera. I might wait for the next version, but you have definitely made me lean more towards purchasing a micro 4/3 camera.

Hey Jordan the video looks good you look great it's doing a nice job thanks for sharing

wow what a great review

Those OOC jpegs colors are really really good, im impressed, if i had the money now i would buy it. Thanks for the review

Just got this camera today. Very eager to get some shots of Christmas lights over the next few days!

One killer GX85 feature for the videographer: unlimited video recording. Only the GH4 can match this.

Great review!

very nice video guys, good work

Hey Chris, I really hope you do a review on your Jordan. You always seem to be using him. Also, do you know of any new versions that come with an adjustable sarcasm dial? I feel like that would be helpful.

I had the same problem with the Pana-Leica 100-400 when I rented it. I don't know if I (and you) didn't get it fully unlocked, but eventually it freed up and it was lovely action. Very smooth and easy. I think the lock is silly and that hood is hilariously ridiculous, but the lens was lovely.

Excellent review. I'm still vacillating between the GX85 and the GX8 as my second camera. Main camera is a GH5. The stabilizer for hand held video is causing me to lean toward the GX85.

As a sound engineer I way prefer that a camera like this doesn't bother with proper audio because (as in this video) in encourages folks to record the sound properly with separate devices. And it sounds better. So yeah

02:16 : wow, splendid photo! (perfect video as usual ;) )

Guys you put out great videos!

Great review! I would have liked to hear your thoughts on the 12-60. I hope Panasonic merges the best of the G7 and GX80 for a G8(with a less angular body). Upon purchasing and exclusively using my G7, I have become a big fan of Panasonic mirrorless and can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Best reviews ever!

My copy of the 100-400's zoom is reasonably smooth. I'm pretty happy with it in good light.

What took u guys so long?!?!?! But, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Am dying to watch the review. Very excited !!! Catch u guys later

Greetings from Hamburg! Keep up the good work:)

Great review, as always. Though, you guys didn't test the HDMI out. It has 8-bit 4-2-2, and if you use a monitor-cum-recorder like the Blackmagic 4k VideoAssist, you can record audio separately into that (little cumbersome, I guess). The colours from the cameras are absolutely stellar. I agree with you, about the poor quality RAW photos. I am guessing it is as much an issue with the Processing of RAW (12 bit or less), as much as it is about the sensor. Panasonic needs to work on creating 14-bit RAW. Also, I hope Panasonic release some kind of Log Profile for the GX85 (even if it's a paid firmware update), as well as improve their VLog for the GH4 (it's not too great). I think Panasonic should improve all their Log Profile (VLog, Cineline D, Cineline V), and have Atleast 2 of these on All their ILC, Bridge, and large sensor cameras. Excellent review. You guys were unfair about the video though ;-)

@Chris Niccolls And Jordan : Thanks guys for the detailed review, always been a huge fan of your channel :) I want to know how's Gx85 compared to Canon's M6 or M5 in terms of image quality, autofocus & low light performance.

Hi guys, I tried out the Panasonic GX-85 yesterday and I did like the autofocusing very much as it is quick and acturate. My question to you all would be the lens to use as the kit lens is not something I want to buy. Thanks ahead of time and supporting this great channel all the way from Hong Kong

For some of us, the lack of a mic input isn't a make or break scenario. 95 percent of the time I have a sound mixer on set handling audio. That other 5 percent of the time I'm still recording to a Zoom and then syncing in post to all the other cameras. The 5 axis stabilization is a serious asset for manual lenses. My handheld shooting is fairly steady, and with the ibis I've been able to get shoots that look like they came off a steadicam.

Hi Chris, great review, again. I have the Gm5. I love this camera with my lenses like pana 7-14, 12-32, 45-175, 20 and oly 45. I am looking for a camera with more IQ, and better performance. Is the gx85/gx80 a real upgrade?

Good review as usual. I notice you also use the GM 5. Have you tried the new 12-60 with the GM 5? If so, how well does it balance and is it a sharp lens got general photography.

I'm only discovering this now and have to agree that this was a great review. Also, those monochrome photos of the gentleman around 2:48 are simply fantastic.

Make the TCSTV bus happen! Kickstarter?

Another great review. I agree with the review with one minor exception. I like the low profile look of this camera. I don't need it to be flashy. As a street shooter, travel camera, I prefer that it draws little attention to itself. I do wish there was weather sealing though. And it is heavier than I anticipated. Takes some getting used as you mentioned.

Love the review, any idea if the HDMI output is 8 or 10bit? Cheers

Hi Chris, again what a brilliant review. I just have a quick question. Im having trouble to decide which body should I buy between emd5 ii, emd10 ii, gx8 and gx85. I love the design of the olympus cameras but I think without the 4K it is a deal breaker. I would like to hear from your experience which one of these cameras has the best AF among them ? Thank you for your respond.

great video. i'm glad it was shot on the sony FS5 and not the GX85, since the video is a bit overexposed. what did you use for audio? not seeing a lapel.

thanks for all your videos that are very helpful. Im traveling often and i need a light and compact camera for street photografy for both photos and videos that can take sharp pictures and video in 1080 60p which camera do you recommend Panasonic GX-800 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX80?

Curious: when you were recording with the GX85, what were you using to record audio externally?

hi, excellent video , 1q , how did you get the voice so crystal clear without the mic input, u must have used some external mic, what was the setup please for the sound thanks again

Love that 30mm. Just ordered one.

HI ThecameraStoreTV, Another great video! I'm looking at the G7 and the GX85, is the poor sound quality worth having with the IBS or is the good sound quality plus mic jack on the G7 worth not having IBS as both cameras seem pretty similar all round. I probably would not use a external mic so its the built in one on the G7 vs Gx85 really, what is your opinion? Thanks from the UK!

Just saw a different video of GX85 IBIS shooting video on different lenses including legacy (no IS) lenses. Just stunning. So yeah, seems a must have. But must have mic jack too, hopefully 3.5mm.

Fair point on the lack of mic input, but I feel you set the internal mic so as to exaggerate the problem. You can place a home-made spongy filter over the mic to eliminate most of the wind noise and also adjust the volume, but in any case if you want a camera for anything decent other than personal blogging you'd still need a separate sound system and more than one microphone (for example for interview work). I don't think the lack of mic input is a deal breaker for almost anything other than blogging. This is still a fabulous camera for the price.

Hi Chris, thank you for the review of the GX85. I want to point out that the GX85 body w/SD card & battery is only 11g heavier than G7 w/SD card & battery and 24g heavier than the GX7 w/SD card & battery. Perhaps it's the lens that you are using on the GX85 that makes the whole camera a lot heavier; I noticed in your G7 review you were using the lighter Panasonic 14-42mm II kit lens.

Sony for life! A5100 and A7ii are my main go to cameras

agreed, the lack of a video mic input kind of kills it for videographers. the five-axis IBIS really makes it a great camera PANASONIC OIS lenses.... for stills and video... however, you'd need an external sound recorder or a GH4 as a second Channel to get the proper sound... bummer I have two GH4 bodies , I'm considering selling one and getting this while I'm waiting for the GH5. I can use it for better stabilized stills and as a second Channel to my GH4 for video. I like the size/portability, and I like the in- body stabilization ... decisions decisions nice work, thanks

Hello, how are you? I hope you are very well, I am writing to congratulate you, incredible work in the review of these cameras, thanks for the information, I had a question about the Gx85, what is the best way to record the audio on this camera? and What are the best accessories to do it? I hope you can help me and again congratulations on your work.

hello ! im looking for a light travel camera, cant decide between this one and Son a6000, what do you think?

Thanks for the video. Would you please tell me if this camera can record 4k videos for long time without overheating and if I can use it while connected with charging cable (with no batteries)? need a second camera in order to record 2 hours lectures

3:18 Which video are you referring to where you describe the DFD system?

Can you go out the the hdmi live to record 4K video to say a Shogun/Ninja or any other 4K recorder?

I have the original Panasonic 45-200mm, and I've heard conflicting things about DFD when it comes to this lens. Any verdict on this? I currently have an Olympus E-PL5 so I haven't been able to test this out.

Solid review. Quick question...how does the IQ compare to the Pen F? I have heard the Olympus (beautiful camera etc.) is actually softer. I am not talking price or looks only IQ.

Which external audio microphone did you guys use for the commentary audio?

How do you guys record the sound? We don't hear wind/echo/bumping good job

Hi Chris and Jordan,do you think that I should choose the G85? Is there any difference between the g7 and the gx85*not the weight,the mic impuc and the image stabilisation*.Any difference when talking about the recording quality? I would choose the Gx85 because it has image stabilisation.What do you think?

+TheCameraStoreTV Chris which mirrorless to date do you think has the most impressive EVF?

Can an external USB battery power bank be used to power the camera during video shoot? I'd like to use this to shoot high school volleyball and can't be changing batteries during the shoot. If external USB battery bank can't be use, is there any other option to power the unit continuously (without A/C outlet access)? Thanks.

looks like an great camera. Any idea if the video is limited to 29mins?

Hy, Do you know if this model got HDMI LIVE mode and keep sending video signal trough the HDMI out put during filming ? ( My DMC-FZ300 LUMIX shutdown the monitor and give me a nice black window !!! ) PS : Same limitation on GH7 !!

Hi I’m looking to get into micro four thirds because, as I understand from your video’s, it has a great portability-quality ratio. I am, as are we all, also looking for the best camera my money can buy. The GX85 is an option, but I would have to start out with the kit lens. I’ll primarily be using it as a travel cam, so weight is an issue. I’m not much of a videographer, tough I like the occasional film, quality stills are the most important. Would you advise this camera, or another one? Thank you very much! Kind regards Tim

Other shortcomings: 16/9 EVF which is not OLED. No articulating LCD. The post focus feature was not discussed.

I have a Lumix G7 and shot no video, I like the camera but because of my early onset of Parkinson Decease, I feel that the Stabilization in the GX8 and GX85/80 would be beneficial. I have the 14-140 and 12-32 OIS Lumix lens. There seems to be some great pricing on the GX8 all of a sudden. What camera would you recommend my getting? Thanks, David

what would you recommend the gx8 gx85 or fuji t20 . photos and videos

So should I buy this the GX80/85 or Still get the GX8, I really love the Tilting EVF on my GX7 but would like the higher resolution from the GX8. Any recomendations? Or do I get an Olypmus )MD em5 Mk2?

What mic set up did you guy use for this video?

Just tested it, because 13 frames per buffer sounds a bit small. I got 46 JPG+RAW continuous shooting until the buffer was full. Used AFS and mechanical Shutter, which delivers 6 frames per seconds compared to 8 with electronic shutter, if I remember correctly. And I am using a SD Card, which writes about 80 MB/s. So maybe the buffer would be full after 13 frames, but if you use a fast SD, you don't need to worry about that.

Hi! Great Video! Thanks for it. ... I have question. I want shoot photos and videos of dancing people. So moving objects and indoor light. For my budget I can take Panasonic GX80 or Sony A6000. What do you think, which one will be better?

What did you use for sound recording ?

I've had one for a review for a month, and I mostly really like it. The IS is pure madness, the lenses (12-32 and 35-100 kit) are great and tiny, the UI is ok. But did try long exposures? Unless the long exposure noise reduction is activated (I mean where it takes another photo that takes just as long, but with the shutter closed) the results are absolutely dreadful. Like, ISO 400 can't even come close to ISO 6400+ on my Pentax K-5 at 30 seconds. That bad. Apparently it's a common problem with Panasonic cameras...?

2:49 WHAT A SHOT!!!

4:36 the weight comes from the body image stabilization. Cannot avoid or reduce the weight. The mechanical stabilization units simply have a weight, matter has weight.

What mic were you using?