Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70

Here, we are comparing the Panasonic GX9 and Sony H70, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and H70 (16MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and H70 (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The GX9 was released 7 years after the H70 which is quite a big gap 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 Sony H70 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the GX9 scores vs the H70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Sony H70 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX9 provides physical measurements 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 Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the GX9 versus the H70.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX9 and H70 is 82 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The pic here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the GX9 and H70.

Clearly, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GX9 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more modern GX9 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.