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Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4

Portability
82
Imaging
60
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Ricoh CX4 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
34
Overall
33

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 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
Ricoh CX4
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 205g - 102 x 59 x 29mm
  • Revealed August 2010
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Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Overview

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic GX9 versus Ricoh CX4, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and CX4 (10MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and CX4 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

Photography Glossary

The GX9 was launched 7 years later than the CX4 and that is a fairly large gap 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 Ricoh CX4 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the GX9 scores against the CX4 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Ricoh CX4

 GX9 CX4 
RevealedFebruary 2018August 2010Fresher by 92 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1240k920kCrisper display (+320k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Ricoh CX4 over the Panasonic GX9

 CX4 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Ricoh CX4

 GX9 CX4 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 has got outer 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) whilst the Ricoh CX4 has measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic GX9 versus Ricoh CX4 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the GX9 and the CX4.

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 size comparison

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and CX4 is 82 and 92 respectively.

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out technical specs. The visual underneath might offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and CX4.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GX9 because of its larger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent GX9 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Portrait photography advice
Ricoh CX4 Portrait photography advice
76
manual focus
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
has face detection focus
exports RAW formats
26
you can focus manually
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Street photography advice
Ricoh CX4 Street photography advice
84
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
exports RAW formats
has touch focus
very good ISO range (25,600)
60
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (205 grams)
fixed screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Sports photography information
Ricoh CX4 Sports photography information
72
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
has phase detect auto focus
bad battery power (260 shots)
24
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow frames per second (5.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic GX9
Travel photography with Ricoh CX4
71
has bluetooth
has touch focus
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
has built in flash
bad battery power (260 shots)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
66
lighter than competition in class (205 grams)
has built in flash
decently wide (28mm)
great zoom (300mm)
megapixel count low (10MP)
does not offer selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography details
Ricoh CX4 Landscape photography details
77
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is good (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is nice (Four Thirds)
no anti-alias filter
very good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW formats
bad battery power (260 CIPA)
42
you can focus manually
decently wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual exposure
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Vlogging camera
Ricoh CX4 as a Vlogging camera
35
touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
has face detection focus
good video quality (3840 x 2160 pixels)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
does not have external microphone port
30
decently wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (205g)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not offer selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have microphone support
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Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh CX4 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Ricoh CX4
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Ricoh CX4
General Information
Company Panasonic Ricoh
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Ricoh CX4
Class Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2018-02-13 2010-08-19
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine Smooth Imaging Engine IV
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 3:2
Peak resolution 5184 x 3888 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 25600 3200
Lowest native ISO 200 100
RAW files
Lowest enhanced ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 49 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-300mm (10.7x)
Largest aperture - f/3.5-5.6
Macro focus distance - 1cm
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 1,240 thousand dots 920 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 secs 8 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Fastest quiet shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shutter rate 9.0 frames per sec 5.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 4.00 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 Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
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 file format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 407 grams (0.90 lb) 205 grams (0.45 lb)
Physical dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 102 x 59 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 photographs -
Battery style Battery Pack -
Battery model - DB-100
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2, 10 or Custom)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC card, Internal
Card slots One One
Retail price $1,000 $211