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Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9

Portability
89
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus SZ-11 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
Portability
82
Imaging
61
Features
80
Overall
68

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Key Specs

Olympus SZ-11
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.0-6.9) lens
  • 226g - 106 x 69 x 40mm
  • Launched July 2011
Panasonic GX9
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 407g - 124 x 72 x 47mm
  • Introduced February 2018
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus SZ-11 over the Panasonic GX9

 SZ-11 GX9 

Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Olympus SZ-11

 GX9 SZ-11 
IntroducedFebruary 2018July 2011More recent by 79 months
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1240k460kClearer screen (+780k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus SZ-11 and Panasonic GX9

 SZ-11 GX9 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurement
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 size comparison

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

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 top view buttons comparison

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 sensor size comparison

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Portrait photography features
Panasonic GX9 Portrait photography features
33
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
provides face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
no manual control
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
76
manual focus
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
offers face detect focus
exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic GX9 as a Street photography camera
60
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competitors in class (226 grams)
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
84
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
offers touch to focus
very good high ISO (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Sports photography advice
Panasonic GX9 Sports photography advice
43
incredible zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
no shutter priority
small sensor (1/2.3")
terrible battery (200 per charge)
lack of phase detect autofocus
73
quiet shutter (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count good (20MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
offers tracking focus
sensor has phase detect auto focus
not so great battery power (260 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Travel photography factors
Panasonic GX9 Travel photography factors
65
lighter than competitors in class (226 grams)
resolution is good (14MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (25mm)
great zoom (500mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
terrible battery (200 per charge)
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
71
connects via bluetooth
offers touch to focus
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
not so great battery power (260 CIPA)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 Landscape photography information
Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography information
40
relatively wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
no manual control
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
terrible battery (200 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
77
manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
no anti aliasing filter
very good high ISO (25,600)
exports RAW formats
not so great battery power (260 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus SZ-11 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic GX9 as a Vlogging camera
31
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect autofocus
lighter than competitors in class (226g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have microphone socket
35
touch screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detect focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have mic port
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Olympus SZ-11 vs Panasonic GX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus SZ-11 and Panasonic GX9
 Olympus SZ-11Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus SZ-11 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Advanced Mirrorless
Launched 2011-07-27 2018-02-13
Body design Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor TruePic III+ Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Four Thirds
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 5184 x 3888
Highest native ISO 1600 25600
Min native ISO 80 200
RAW support
Min boosted ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 49
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens zoom range 25-500mm (20.0x) -
Maximal aperture f/3.0-6.9 -
Macro focusing range 1cm -
Available lenses - 107
Crop factor 5.8 2.1
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3" 3"
Display resolution 460k dot 1,240k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display technology TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,760k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4s 60s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shooting speed 7.0fps 9.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 9.30 m (@ ISO 1600) 6.00 m (at ISO 200)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30, 15fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15fps) -
Highest video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 226g (0.50 lbs) 407g (0.90 lbs)
Physical dimensions 106 x 69 x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 200 photos 260 photos
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LI-50B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $253 $1,000