Panasonic G9 vs Sony H90

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic G9 vs Sony H90, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the G9 (20MP) and H90 (16MP) and the G9 (Four Thirds) and H90 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The G9 was unveiled 5 years after the H90 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the G9 matches up versus the H90 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic G9 Gallery & Sony H90 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic G9 provides external dimensions of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") having a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs) whilst the Sony H90 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the G9 against the H90.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G9 and H90 is 62 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The picture below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the G9 and H90.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The G9 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic G9 will give greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The younger G9 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.