Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9

Let's look more in depth at the Olympus SZ-11 and Panasonic GX9, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the SZ-11 (14MP) and GX9 (20MP) and the SZ-11 (1/2.3") and GX9 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The SZ-11 was released 7 years before the GX9 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus SZ-11 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SZ-11 grades versus the GX9 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-11 and Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SZ-11 Gallery and Panasonic GX9 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus SZ-11 provides outer measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 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).

Contrast the Olympus SZ-11 and Panasonic GX9 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the SZ-11 compared to the GX9.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SZ-11 and GX9 is 89 and 82 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-11 and GX9.

Clearly, both the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SZ-11 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older SZ-11 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.