Panasonic GH5S vs Sony WX9

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Panasonic GH5S versus Sony WX9, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the GH5S (10MP) and WX9 (16MP) and the GH5S (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The GH5S was brought out 7 years after the WX9 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH5S being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the GH5S matches up against the WX9 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GH5S Gallery & Sony WX9 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GH5S provides outer measurements of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") along with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Sony WX9 has dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic GH5S versus Sony WX9 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GH5S against the WX9.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GH5S and WX9 is 62 and 99 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions merely by going through specs. The image below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GH5S and WX9.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GH5S because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX9 will show more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The younger GH5S provides an edge in sensor tech.