Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS R3

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm and Canon EOS R3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 14-42mm lens Body only
Height 7.79 cm 14.26 cm
Width 13.32 cm 15 cm
Depth 6.31 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 435 g 822 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour Silver -
Protection Splashproof Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 21,770,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 25 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Image Processor - DIGIC X
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 G II -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 20 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 46 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon RF
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 5,760,000 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 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 200-12800 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800
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 auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
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, 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, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/64000 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 -
X-sync Speed 1/125sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Type 3" OLED display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AE, Touch AF Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
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-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 6000 x 3164
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, CFexpress
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, CFexpress
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
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
3744 x 2496
2400 x 1600
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
Video Capture 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
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots Photo shooting - 620 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print 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 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
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 30 frames per second, 12 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, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, multiple exposure capture, anti-flicker, double slot recording, Flickering Reduction function, firmware upgradable, assignable buttons, HEIF to Jpeg conversion, voice memo recording
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-GX8K + 14-42mm Canon EOS R3
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, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.7 Premium Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 4.3 SE Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.15, Canon EOS Utility 3, WFT Utility, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera connect app, Mobile File Transfer app
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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