Canon G9 X II vs Canon N Facebook ready

Lets look much closer at the Canon G9 X II and Canon N Facebook ready, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the G9 X II (20MP) and N Facebook ready (12MP) and the G9 X II (1") and N Facebook ready (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The G9 X II was revealed 3 years later than the N Facebook ready and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the G9 X II matches up vs the N Facebook ready with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II & Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready. The full galleries are available at Canon G9 X II Gallery & Canon N Facebook ready Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon G9 X II comes with exterior measurements of 98mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Canon N Facebook ready has sizing of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the G9 X II and the N Facebook ready.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G9 X II and N Facebook ready is 92 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the G9 X II and N Facebook ready.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G9 X II having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Canon G9 X II will deliver extra detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more recent G9 X II provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.