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Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80

Portability
82
Imaging
61
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Pentax Optio W80 front
Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
21
Overall
29

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Key Specs

Panasonic GX9
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • 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
  • Released February 2018
Pentax W80
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 156g - 100 x 56 x 25mm
  • Released June 2009
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Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Overview

The following is a complete review of the Panasonic GX9 and Pentax W80, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and W80 (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and W80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The GX9 was brought out 8 years after the W80 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the GX9 scores versus the W80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Pentax W80

 GX9 W80 
ReleasedFebruary 2018June 2009Newer by 106 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution1240k230kClearer display (+1010k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Pentax W80 over the Panasonic GX9

 W80 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Pentax W80

 GX9 W80 
Manual focus Very precise focusing
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Physical Comparison

If you're intending to travel with your camera, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX9 has got external 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 W80 has proportions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view size comparison of the GX9 vs the W80.

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and W80 is 82 and 94 respectively.

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it can be hard to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by reading specs. The picture here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and W80.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will deliver more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The fresher GX9 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Portrait photography camera
Pentax W80 as a Portrait photography camera
76
focusing manually
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features face detection focusing
supports RAW files
27
focusing manually
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Street photography camera
Pentax W80 as a Street photography camera
84
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports RAW files
provides touch focus
very good ISO range (25,600)
54
environment sealing
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Sports photography details
Pentax W80 Sports photography details
73
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
features tracking autofocus
comes with phase detect AF
terrible battery pack (260 CIPA)
24
environment sealing
low fps (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
no image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Travel photography details
Pentax W80 Travel photography details
71
has bluetooth
provides touch focus
decent megapixels (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
terrible battery pack (260 shots)
does not have selfie friendly screen
64
environment sealing
flash built-in
really wide (28mm)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography information
Pentax W80 Landscape photography information
77
focusing manually
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
decent sized screen (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent megapixels (20MP)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
no anti aliasing filter
very good ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW files
terrible battery pack (260 CIPA)
37
focusing manually
really wide (28mm)
environment sealing
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
screen is small (2.5 inches)
lack of manual mode
no image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Vlogging camera
Pentax W80 as a Vlogging camera
35
touchscreen enabled
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
features face detection focusing
good video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does not have selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external mic port
25
really wide (28mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not contain selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic jack
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Panasonic GX9 vs Pentax W80 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Pentax W80
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Pentax Optio W80
General Information
Brand Panasonic Pentax
Model type Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Pentax Optio W80
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2018-02-13 2009-06-25
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5184 x 3888 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 25600 6400
Min native ISO 200 64
RAW files
Min enhanced ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 49 9
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focusing range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inches 2.5 inches
Screen resolution 1,240k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 4s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1500s
Fastest silent shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shutter speed 9.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 3.90 m
Flash options 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, Soft
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30, 15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 407 gr (0.90 lbs) 156 gr (0.34 lbs)
Dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 100 x 56 x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 260 images -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID - D-LI78
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC card, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Launch pricing $1,000 $250