Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH10

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.

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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.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

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).

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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.

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

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.