Nikon P510 vs Panasonic GX9

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon P510 versus Panasonic GX9, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. The resolution of the P510 (16MP) and the GX9 (20MP) is fairly similar but the P510 (1/2.3") and GX9 (Four Thirds) have different sensor measurements.

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The P510 was introduced 6 years before the GX9 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon P510 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the P510 grades versus the GX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P510 & Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. The whole galleries are available at Nikon P510 Gallery & Panasonic GX9 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon P510 comes with outer dimensions of 120mm x 83mm x 102mm (4.7" x 3.3" x 4.0") along with a weight of 555 grams (1.22 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX9 has sizing of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the P510 vs the GX9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P510 and GX9 is 66 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the P510 and GX9.

Clearly, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The P510 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic GX9 will deliver more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged P510 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.