Panasonic G9 vs Samsung SL820

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic G9 and Samsung SL820, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the G9 (20MP) and SL820 (12MP) and the G9 (Four Thirds) and SL820 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The G9 was launched 8 years later than the SL820 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL820 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the G9 scores against the SL820 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 and Samsung SL820. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic G9 Gallery and Samsung SL820 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G9 enjoys outside dimensions of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") along with a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs) while the Samsung SL820 has proportions of 95mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the G9 compared to the SL820.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G9 and SL820 is 62 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The graphic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G9 and SL820.

As you can tell, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G9 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G9 will provide you with extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern G9 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.