Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic GX9

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic GX9, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and GX9 (20MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and GX9 (Four Thirds) boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-1 was launched 8 years earlier than the GX9 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the XZ-1 grades vs the GX9 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus XZ-1 has exterior dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX9 has dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the XZ-1 vs the GX9.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-1 and GX9 is 88 and 82 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over technical specs. The image underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-1 and GX9.

As you can tell, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The XZ-1 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic GX9 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged XZ-1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.