Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax RZ10

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax RZ10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and RZ10 (14MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and RZ10 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GX9 was released 6 years later than the RZ10 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax RZ10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the GX9 matches up versus the RZ10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Pentax Optio RZ10. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Pentax RZ10 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX9 enjoys outside 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) and the Pentax RZ10 has sizing of 97mm x 61mm x 33mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the GX9 versus the RZ10.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and RZ10 is 82 and 92 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The visual here may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and RZ10.

Clearly, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX9 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent GX9 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.