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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  12. Comments

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 vs Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Panasonic LUMIX FZ80
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II

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Variants

  • LUMIX FZ80 (Black)
  • LUMIX FZ80D (Black)
  • LUMIX FZ1000 II (Black)

Our Verdict

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80

Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II

The Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II is a better overall camera than the Panasonic LUMIX FZ80. Both are bridge cameras with long built-in zoom lenses, but the FZ1000 II uses a slightly larger sensor, giving it better image and video quality. It also has a longer battery life, a larger, higher-resolution viewfinder, and a fully articulated screen. It feels more comfortable to shoot with, but it isn't as portable as the FZ80, and because of its sensor size, it has a shorter focal reach.

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Main Differences for
Travel Photography

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

6.4
7.0

Portability 
 

3.7
2.1

Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

8.3
10

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

5.1
6.9

Photo RAW Noise 
 

4.6
6.1

Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

7.5
8.5

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

3.7
2.1

Portability Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Portability Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Portability Picture

Height 
 

3.7" (9.4 cm)
3.8" (9.7 cm)

Width 
 

5.1" (13.0 cm)
5.5" (14.1 cm)

Depth 
 

5.1" (13.0 cm)
5.4" (13.8 cm)

Volume 
 

92.8 in³ (1,521.0 cm³)
114.9 in³ (1,883.3 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
1.82 lbs (0.82 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

6.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Build Quality Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Build Quality Picture
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Body  

Body Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Body Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Body Picture

Body Type 
 

Bridge
Bridge

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

1
3

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

No Lens Mount
No Lens Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

Yes
Yes

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/2,000 s
1/4,000 s
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 In The Box Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

7.5
8.5

Hand Grip Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Hand Grip Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 EVF Menu Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.17 million dots
2.36 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.46
N/A
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Screen 
 

4.7
9.5

Screen Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Screen Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

No Articulation (Fixed Screen)
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

750 cd/m²
919 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.04 million dots
1.24 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Yes
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Menu System 
 

9.0
9.0

Screen Menu Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Screen Menu Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Panasonic Image
Panasonic Image
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Built-In Lens 
 

6.6
7.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

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Maximum Aperture 
 

2.8 - 5.9
2.8 - 4.0

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

f/15.7
f/7.6

Minimum Focal Length 
 

3.6 mm
9.1 mm

Maximum Focal Length 
 

215 mm
146 mm

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

1,200 mm
400 mm

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes

Light Falloff Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Light Falloff Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

79.5%
77.9%

Light Falloff 
 

64.2%
65.5%

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

MOS
MOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

18.9 MP
20.1 MP

Processor 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Sensor Size 
 

1/2.3-inch
1-inch

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

N/A
80

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

80
125

Native ISO Maximum 
 

3,200
12,800

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver.1.1
Ver. 1.0

Battery 
 

7.0
7.8

Battery Type 
 

Panasonic DMW-BMB9PP
Panasonic DMW-BLC12PP

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

No
No

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

N/A
440 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

112 min
134 min
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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.5
6.7

Low Speed Continuous 
 

3 fps
2 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

10 fps
11 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

11 fps
11 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

15 Photos
31 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

77 Photos
104 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

7 s
21 s
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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

4.2
4.8

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

29%
36%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

43%
44%
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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

8.3
10

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

82%
100%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

86%
100%
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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

7.6
8.0

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/15 s
1/10 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

No
No
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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

5.1
6.9

Dynamic Range Scene  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Dynamic Range Scene
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

7.4 f-stops
9.1 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

6.0 f-stops
7.5 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

4.2 f-stops
6.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

3.0 f-stops
5.6 f-stops
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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

6.0
6.1

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Sharpness Scene Crop
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,274 LW/PH
1,323 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,316 LW/PH
1,319 LW/PH
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Photo RAW Noise 
 

4.6
6.1

Noise Scene Crop  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Noise Scene Crop
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

28.6dB
32.2dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

23.3 dB
27.9 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

17.1 dB
22.4 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

N/A
16.3dB
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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Sample Gallery - Skate Park
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Sample Gallery - Church
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Sample Gallery - Studio
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Sample Gallery - Stairway
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Playback Only
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

Playback Only
Not Advertised

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

N/A
N/A

Log Picture Profile 
 

No
No

Recording Light  
 

No
No

Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

No
Yes

Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

All-I Compression 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

3.2
5.8

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes, with a Crop

24 fps In 4k 
 

No
Yes, with a Crop

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.27 x
1.45 x
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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

7.1
7.7

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

94 Mbps
95 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

94 Mbps
95 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

15 min
30 min

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

0
0
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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

5.3
5.6

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

3.7
4.3

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

5.2
5.4

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video Quality 
 

4.2
7.5

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

3.0
7.0

4k Test Scene Extract  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4k Test Scene Extract
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

5.4
8.0
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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

6.4
6.6

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

5.7°
5.0°
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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

5.5
5.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x
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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

7.4
7.4

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

28 Mbps
27 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

21 Mbps
20 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:0
4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

8 Bit
8 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

30 min
30 min
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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

6.6
8.4

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

5.3
6.7

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

6.8
9.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes
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FHD Video Quality 
 

3.8
7.0

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

4.0
7.0

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

3.5
7.0
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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

6.9
6.6

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

4.3°
5.0°
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Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Card Slot Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-I
SD Card UHS-I

Card 2 Slot 
 

No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot
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Inputs / Outputs 
 

5.3
7.8

Input Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 Input Picture
Panasonic LUMIX FZ1000 II Input Picture

USB 
 

Micro USB
Micro USB

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D) [Playback Only]
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

No
No

Microphone 
 

No Microphone input
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes
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