Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FS25

Following is a thorough review of the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FS25, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FS25 (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FS25 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was unveiled 9 years after the FS25 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS25 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the GX9 matches up against the FS25 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS25. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Panasonic FS25 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 provides physical dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") and a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS25 has sizing of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the GX9 against the FS25.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and FS25 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizes merely by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and FS25.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The GX9 with its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The younger GX9 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.