Panasonic India announced two new mirrorless cameras in the entry and mid-level segment called the Panasonic Lumix G7 and Lumix G85. The G7 was originally launched in 2015 while the G85 (a rebranded version of the G80) was originally launched in 2016. At first glance, one can't help but wonder why Panasonic would launch such old cameras in the Indian market today, but their decision makes sense on various accounts. For starters, the two cameras are the only mirrorless cameras in their price bracket that can shoot 4K video internally. Also, technologies that enable 4K video playback such as TVs, monitors and even internet bandwidth to upload and stream 4K content have just started to become more mainstream in the country. So, the timing makes sense and since there isn’t anything comparable from a competitor, there really was no need for Panasonic to release newer models. What is, however, interesting is that the G85 was originally the successor to the G7. Also, the G85 is what the camera is called in India, but when it was released in 2016, it was called the G80 for American and European markets. After handling the cameras for some time, here is my first impression.

Mind you, I say handling because the units I got to play with were production units and were hence missing the battery and a memory card, so no samples were shot. As of today, Panasonic now has three video-centric mirrorless cameras in the market, including the recently launched Panasonic Lumix GH5s.
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