Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic S5

Here is a complete analysis of the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic S5, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both are offered by Panasonic. The resolution of the GX9 (20MP) and the S5 (24MP) is relatively close but the GX9 (Four Thirds) and S5 (Full frame) enjoy different sensor size.

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The GX9 was released 3 years earlier than the S5 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the GX9 scores vs the S5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Panasonic Lumix DC-S5. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Panasonic S5 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 has exterior dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic S5 has sizing of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the GX9 versus the S5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and S5 is 82 and 60 respectively.

Typically, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing simply by viewing technical specs. The graphic here should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and S5.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GX9 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic S5 will result in more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older GX9 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.