Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FP8

In this article, we are analyzing the Panasonic GX9 versus Panasonic FP8, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FP8 (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FP8 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The GX9 was released 8 years later than the FP8 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the GX9 grades against the FP8 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 has outer dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic FP8 has dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the GX9 compared to the FP8.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and FP8 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here will offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and FP8.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX9 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will show more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more recent GX9 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.