Clicky

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10

Portability
82
Imaging
61
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10 front
Portability
97
Imaging
40
Features
26
Overall
34

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Key Specs

Panasonic GX9
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 407g - 124 x 72 x 47mm
  • Introduced February 2018
Panasonic FH10
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 26-130mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
  • 103g - 94 x 54 x 18mm
  • Announced January 2013
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Overview

In this article, we will be reviewing the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic FH10, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FH10 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next month

The GX9 was revealed 5 years after the FH10 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the GX9 scores against the FH10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhone
	
	

Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Panasonic FH10

 GX9 FH10 
AnnouncedFebruary 2018January 2013Newer by 63 months
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1240k230kCrisper screen (+1010k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic FH10 over the Panasonic GX9

 FH10 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic FH10

 GX9 FH10 
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 has got outer measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Panasonic FH10 has measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic FH10 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the GX9 against the FH10.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and FH10 is 82 and 97 respectively.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Sensor Comparison

Normally, its tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by checking out technical specs. The image here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the GX9 and FH10.

As you can tell, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will produce more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The fresher GX9 provides an edge in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FH10 as a Portrait photography camera
76
focusing manually
MP count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
includes face detection focusing
saves RAW formats
30
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video

Street Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Street photography factors
Panasonic FH10 Street photography factors
84
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
boasts touch to focus
above average ISO range (25,600)
64
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (103 grams)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD Cards

Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Sports photography features
Panasonic FH10 Sports photography features
73
quiet shooting (1/16,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
MP count good (20MP)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
includes tracking autofocus
sensor has phase detect AF
not so great battery (260 CIPA)
41
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
includes tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created Images

Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Travel photography details
Panasonic FH10 Travel photography details
71
connects via bluetooth
boasts touch to focus
MP count good (20MP)
flash built-in
not so great battery (260 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
69
lighter than competition in class (103 grams)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
really wide (26mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firms

Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography details
Panasonic FH10 Landscape photography details
77
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
MP count good (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (Four Thirds)
does not have low pass filter
above average ISO range (25,600)
saves RAW formats
not so great battery (260 CIPA)
39
really wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual exposure
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse function
Japan-exclusive Leica Leitz Phone 3 features big sensor and new modes

Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic FH10 Vlogging highlights
35
screen is touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
includes face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
display is not selfie friendly
no external microphone socket
31
really wide (26mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (103g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external mic jack
Body cameras now worn by bakery staff to deter stealing

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic FH10
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10
Type Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2018-02-13 2013-01-07
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 -
Full resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 25600 6400
Lowest native ISO 200 100
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 49 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 26-130mm (5.0x)
Highest aperture - f/2.8-6.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Screen type Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3" 2.7"
Resolution of screen 1,240 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1600 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting speed 9.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 4.40 m
Flash options Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 407g (0.90 lb) 103g (0.23 lb)
Dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 94 x 54 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 260 photographs 260 photographs
Battery format Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Launch price $1,000 $110