Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic GX850

Lets look more in depth at the Panasonic GX9 versus Panasonic GX850, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and GX850 (16MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The GX9 was brought out 14 months after the GX850 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the GX9 grades vs the GX850 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Panasonic GX850 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 offers outer dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Panasonic GX850 has measurements of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the GX9 compared to the GX850.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and GX850 is 82 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by researching specs. The picture underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and GX850.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can count on the Panasonic GX9 to render greater detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The younger GX9 should have an advantage in sensor technology.