Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic G9

Lets look much closer at the Olympus 7000 versus Panasonic G9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and G9 (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and G9 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor size.

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The 7000 was manufactured 9 years prior to the G9 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the 7000 scores vs the G9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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If you are looking to travel with your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Olympus 7000 comes with external measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Panasonic G9 has specifications of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus 7000 versus Panasonic G9 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the 7000 and the G9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and G9 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions purely by viewing a spec sheet. The image below will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and G9.

As you can see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 7000 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic G9 will render more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged 7000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.