Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic LX100

Here is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic LX100, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and LX100 (13MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (Four Thirds).

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The GX9 was released 3 years later than the LX100 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise summary of how the GX9 matches up versus the LX100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Panasonic LX100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 comes with outside measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX100 has dimensions of 115mm x 66mm x 55mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 393 grams (0.87 lbs).

See the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic LX100 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the GX9 versus the LX100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and LX100 is 82 and 83 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing merely by viewing specifications. The graphic here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GX9 and LX100.

Plainly, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Panasonic GX9 to provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 7MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The newer GX9 should have a benefit in sensor technology.