Panasonic G9 vs Sony RX1R II

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic G9 vs Sony RX1R II, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the G9 (20MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the G9 (Four Thirds) and RX1R II (Full frame) possess different sensor sizes.

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The G9 was launched 2 years after the RX1R II which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the G9 scores vs the RX1R II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic G9 Gallery & Sony RX1R II Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic G9 has got outside dimensions of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs) and the Sony RX1R II has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") and a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the G9 vs the RX1R II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G9 and RX1R II is 62 and 78 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by researching technical specs. The pic underneath should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G9 and RX1R II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The G9 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1R II will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 22MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer G9 should have an advantage in sensor technology.