Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FH3

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GX9 versus Panasonic FH3, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FH3 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FH3 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The GX9 was brought out 8 years later than the FH3 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GX9 matches up vs the FH3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Panasonic FH3 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 provides outer dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Panasonic FH3 has sizing of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

See the Panasonic GX9 versus Panasonic FH3 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GX9 against the FH3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and FH3 is 82 and 94 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and FH3.

As you have seen, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX9 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern GX9 will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.