Panasonic Lumix DC-GX850/GX800

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Panasonic Lumix DC-GX850/GX800
Overview
MakerPanasonic
Type Micro Four Thirds system mirrorless camera
ReleasedFebruary 2017
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds system mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size 17.3 × 13mm (Four Thirds type)
Maximum resolution 4592 × 3448 (16 megapixels)
Recording medium SD, SDHC, or SDXC card
Focusing
Focus modesAF-C (Continuous-Servo), AF-F (Flexible AF), AF-S (Single Servo AF), Manual Focus
Focus areas49 focus points
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesProgram AE; Aperture Priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Shutter
Shutter speeds 1/16000s to 60s
Continuous shooting 5.8 frames per second with mechanical shutter. 10 fps with electronic shutter.
Image processing
Image processor Venus Engine
White balance Yes
General
Video recording AVCHD / MP4 / MOV
3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p): 100 Mbps
1920 x 1080p (25p, 30p, 50p, 60p):20 Mbps - 28 Mbps
1280 x 720p (25p, 30p):10 Mbps
LCD screen3 inch diagonal with 1,040,000 dots [1]
Dimensions 106.5 × 64.6 × 33.3mm (4.2 × 2.55 × 1.32 inches)
Weight 269g including battery

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GX850/GX800 (also known as the GF9 [2] in some regions) is an interchangeable lens [3] mirrorless system digital camera announced by Panasonic on January 4, 2017. [4]

It uses the same 16MP Four Thirds sensor as several of its siblings. [5] It is sold with a 12-32mm collapsible f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. kits lens [6] and includes a 180-degree 3-inch flip-up touch LCD with a 1,040k-dot resolution, [1] Panasonic's Depth-from-Defocus AF, built-in WiFi, [7] and 4K 3840 x 2160 [4] video capture.

The camera also offers Face Detection Focusing, [4] a max ISO of 25600 [4] and Timelapse Recording. [4] However, it doesn't include in-body image stabilization, [4] an external flash shoe, [4] or a built-in viewfinder. [4]

In some markets, a follow-up model named the GX880 or GF10 was released, with only external changes to the grip and no internal updates.

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