Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH20

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH20, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FH20 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FH20 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was manufactured 8 years after the FH20 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the GX9 matches up vs the FH20 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GX9 features outside measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH20 has specifications of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the GX9 against the FH20.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and FH20 is 82 and 93 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by checking specs. The picture below should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX9 and FH20.

All in all, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic GX9 will give more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern GX9 is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.