Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic FX90

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic FX90, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both are created by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and FX90 (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and FX90 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was announced 6 years after the FX90 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX90 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the GX9 matches up versus the FX90 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Panasonic FX90 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 enjoys 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) whilst the Panasonic FX90 has measurements of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the GX9 and the FX90.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and FX90 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reviewing technical specs. The image below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and FX90.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The fresher GX9 should have an advantage in sensor tech.