Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic F5

On this page, we will be contrasting the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic F5, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and F5 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and F5 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was introduced 5 years after the F5 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a complete comparison, here is a short summation of how the GX9 matches up versus the F5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 has external measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic F5 has sizing of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the GX9 versus the F5.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and F5 is 82 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over specifications. The pic here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GX9 and F5.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern GX9 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.