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Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8

Portability
82
Imaging
60
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 front
Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
39
Overall
37

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Key Specs

Panasonic GX9
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 200 - 25600
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 407g - 124 x 72 x 47mm
  • Revealed February 2018
Panasonic ZS8
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-384mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 210g - 105 x 58 x 33mm
  • Launched July 2011
  • Also referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ18
  • Old Model is Panasonic ZS7
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic ZS8, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and ZS8 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and ZS8 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was released 6 years after the ZS8 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS8 being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the GX9 matches up against the ZS8 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Panasonic ZS8

 GX9 ZS8 
LaunchedFebruary 2018July 2011More modern by 81 months
Manually focus More exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1240k230kCrisper display (+1010k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS8 over the Panasonic GX9

 ZS8 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic ZS8

 GX9 ZS8 
Display size3"3"Same display dimensions
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Physical Comparison

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GX9 features 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 ZS8 has specifications of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 210 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the GX9 vs the ZS8.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and ZS8 is 82 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, its hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by seeing specifications. The picture below may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and ZS8.

Plainly, both cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GX9 due to its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic GX9 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images way more aggressively. The more recent GX9 provides a benefit in sensor tech.

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic ZS8 as a Portrait photography camera
76
focusing manually
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detect autofocus
delivers RAW formats
30
MP count good (14MP)
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS8 as a Street photography camera
84
tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
boasts focus by touch
above average ISO range (25,600)
61
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (210 grams)
no moving screen
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GX9
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS8
72
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking focus
sensor has phase detect autofocus
low battery life (260 shots)
47
long zoom range (24-384mm 16.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Travel photography info
Panasonic ZS8 Travel photography info
71
supports bluetooth
boasts focus by touch
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
low battery life (260 CIPA)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
69
lighter than competition (210g)
MP count good (14MP)
built-in flash
fairly wide (24mm)
long zoom (384mm)
no Time Lapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS8 as a Landscape photography camera
77
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
good sensor size (Four Thirds)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
above average ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
low battery life (260 shots)
44
fairly wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14MP)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Vlogging information
Panasonic ZS8 Vlogging information
35
touch screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detect autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
no microphone socket
30
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (210 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't contain selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic jack
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Panasonic GX9 vs Panasonic ZS8 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Panasonic ZS8
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Also referred to as - Lumix DMC-TZ18
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2018-02-13 2011-07-19
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine FHD
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 5184 x 3888 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 25600 6400
Min native ISO 200 100
RAW pictures
Min boosted ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 49 11
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-384mm (16.0x)
Highest aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus distance - 3cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 1,240 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Display technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Maximum quiet shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting speed 9.0fps 2.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 5.00 m
Flash modes Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 407g (0.90 lb) 210g (0.46 lb)
Physical dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 105 x 58 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 260 pictures 340 pictures
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Cost at launch $1,000 $275