Panasonic G9 vs Sony W730

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic G9 and Sony W730, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the G9 (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the G9 (Four Thirds) and W730 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G9 was revealed 4 years later than the W730 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G9 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the G9 matches up against the W730 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The full galleries are available at Panasonic G9 Gallery and Sony W730 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G9 comes with external dimensions of 137mm x 97mm x 92mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 3.6") with a weight of 658 grams (1.45 lbs) whilst the Sony W730 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic G9 and Sony W730 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the G9 against the W730.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G9 and W730 is 62 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G9 and W730.

All in all, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G9 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic G9 will give more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The more recent G9 will have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.