Canon G9 X vs Panasonic LX100 II

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon G9 X versus Panasonic LX100 II, both Large Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and Panasonic. The resolution of the G9 X (20MP) and the LX100 II (17MP) is very close but the G9 X (1") and LX100 II (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor size.

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The G9 X was brought out 3 years prior to the LX100 II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon G9 X being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the G9 X matches up vs the LX100 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For those who are looking to carry around your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon G9 X comes with outside dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 209 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX100 II has dimensions of 115mm x 66mm x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the G9 X and the LX100 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G9 X and LX100 II is 92 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes purely by looking through a spec sheet. The picture here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G9 X and LX100 II.

As you can see, both of those cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The G9 X because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Canon G9 X will render more detail having its extra 3MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged G9 X will be behind in sensor innovation.