Panasonic GX9 vs Ricoh G700SE

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic GX9 and Ricoh G700SE, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and G700SE (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and G700SE (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The GX9 was manufactured 7 years later than the G700SE and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh G700SE being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short summary of how the GX9 matches up versus the G700SE with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Ricoh G700SE. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Ricoh G700SE Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic GX9 features outside dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Ricoh G700SE has measurements of 117mm x 68mm x 32mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.3") having a weight of 307 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the GX9 and the G700SE.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and G700SE is 82 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and G700SE.

As you have seen, the two cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX9 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will result in more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The fresher GX9 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.