Panasonic GX9 vs Samsung EX2F

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic GX9 and Samsung EX2F, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and EX2F (12MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and EX2F (1/1.7") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The GX9 was released 5 years later than the EX2F and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung EX2F being a Compact camera.

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the GX9 scores vs the EX2F when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Samsung EX2F. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Samsung EX2F Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX9 has external dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Samsung EX2F has proportions of 112mm x 62mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the GX9 compared to the EX2F.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and EX2F is 82 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor sizing merely by going over technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX9 and EX2F.

As you have seen, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GX9 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will deliver more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more modern GX9 is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.