Olympus FE-47 vs Panasonic GX9

The following is a extensive review of the Olympus FE-47 and Panasonic GX9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FE-47 (14MP) and GX9 (20MP) and the FE-47 (1/2.3") and GX9 (Four Thirds) have different sensor sizing.

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The FE-47 was released 9 years earlier than the GX9 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus FE-47 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FE-47 matches up vs the GX9 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus FE-47 & Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. The complete galleries are available at Olympus FE-47 Gallery & Panasonic GX9 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus FE-47 features outer measurements of 98mm x 61mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Panasonic GX9 has sizing of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus FE-47 and Panasonic GX9 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FE-47 versus the GX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FE-47 and GX9 is 93 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FE-47 and GX9.

As you can see, the 2 cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FE-47 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics more aggressively. The more aged FE-47 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.