Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic LX3

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic LX3, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and LX3 (10MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and LX3 (1/1.63") offer different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was released 9 years later than the LX3 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic LX3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief view of how the GX9 matches up versus the LX3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Panasonic LX3 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 comes with external 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 LX3 has sizing of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic LX3 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the GX9 versus the LX3.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and LX3 is 82 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the GX9 and LX3.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GX9 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will produce more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more modern GX9 provides a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.