Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8

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Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM and Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8. 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.

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Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM vs. Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 10.09 cm 7.79 cm
Width 13.19 cm 13.32 cm
Depth 7.78 cm 6.31 cm
Weight 520 g 435 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Black
Protection - Splashproof
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 7.5x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 21,770,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (Dynamic Image Stabilizer) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Image Processor DIGIC 6 -
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Type Zoom lens - 7.5x zoom - 18 - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 216mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 39 cm -
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 12 groups / 16 elements -
Filter Size 67 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
Features UD glass, internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens, zoom lock switch, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 19 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x 1.54x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, maximum burst, flicker detection, monochrome shooting -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (6%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/125sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
Retouch - Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Type 3" LCD display 3" OLED display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2565 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
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
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 3840 x 2160 - 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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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)
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction 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
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T6s + EF-S 18-135mm IS STM Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, hot shoe cap, housing cover
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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