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Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9

Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
21
Overall
29
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
Portability
82
Imaging
60
Features
80
Overall
68

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Key Specs

Olympus 8000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 182g - 95 x 62 x 22mm
  • Announced July 2009
  • Additionally referred to as mju Tough 8000
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
Photography Glossary

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus 8000 and Panasonic GX9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the 8000 (12MP) and GX9 (20MP) and the 8000 (1/2.3") and GX9 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The 8000 was launched 9 years before the GX9 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 8000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short highlight of how the 8000 matches up vs the GX9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus 8000 over the Panasonic GX9

 8000 GX9 

Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Olympus 8000

 GX9 8000 
IntroducedFebruary 2018July 2009More modern by 104 months
Manual focus Dial precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1240k230kSharper screen (+1010k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus 8000 and Panasonic GX9

 8000 GX9 
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus 8000 has outer measurements of 95mm x 62mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX9 has proportions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is a front view scale comparison of the 8000 compared to the GX9.

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the 8000 and GX9 is 94 and 82 respectively.

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 top view buttons comparison

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes merely by checking a spec sheet. The pic below will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 8000 and GX9.

Clearly, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 8000 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Panasonic GX9 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged 8000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 sensor size comparison

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus 8000 Portrait photography advice
Panasonic GX9 Portrait photography advice
21
lack of manual focus
no manual control
external flash not possible
low MP (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
76
you can focus manually
megapixel count decent (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detection focus
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Olympus 8000 Street photography highlights
Panasonic GX9 Street photography highlights
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
84
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
boasts touch to focus
above average ISO range (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus 8000 Sports photography advice
Panasonic GX9 Sports photography advice
34
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
lack of shutter priority mode
low MP (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
72
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
sensor has phase detect auto focus
bad battery (260 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Olympus 8000 Travel photography information
Panasonic GX9 Travel photography information
61
environment proofing
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
low MP (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
71
supports bluetooth
boasts touch to focus
megapixel count decent (20MP)
has built in flash
bad battery (260 CIPA)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus 8000 Landscape photography advice
Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography advice
35
reasonably wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
low MP (12MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse function
77
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
does not have low pass filter
above average ISO range (25,600)
saves RAW files
bad battery (260 shots)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus 8000
Vlogging with Panasonic GX9
28
reasonably wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (640 x 480 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone socket
35
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detection focus
great video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
screen isn't selfie friendly
no external microphone socket
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Olympus 8000 vs Panasonic GX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus 8000 and Panasonic GX9
 Olympus Stylus Tough 8000Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9
General Information
Company Olympus Panasonic
Model Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9
Also Known as mju Tough 8000 -
Category Small Sensor Compact Advanced Mirrorless
Announced 2009-07-01 2018-02-13
Physical type Compact Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Chip - Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Four Thirds
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 17.3 x 13mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 224.9mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 5184 x 3888
Max native ISO 1600 25600
Min native ISO 64 200
RAW data
Min boosted ISO - 100
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 49
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens Micro Four Thirds
Lens focal range 28-102mm (3.6x) -
Max aperture f/3.5-5.1 -
Macro focus range 2cm -
Amount of lenses - 107
Crop factor 5.9 2.1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 2.7 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dots 1,240k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,760k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 1/4 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 9.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 4.00 m 6.00 m (at ISO 200)
Flash settings Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off, On Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) -
Max video resolution 640x480 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 182 gr (0.40 lb) 407 gr (0.90 lb)
Physical dimensions 95 x 62 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 260 photographs
Battery type - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (12 seconds) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs)
Time lapse feature
Storage type xD Picture Card, microSD Card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $380 $1,000