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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70

Portability
82
Imaging
60
Features
80
Overall
68
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 front
Portability
93
Imaging
39
Features
31
Overall
35

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 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
Sony H70
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 194g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Revealed January 2011
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Sony H70

 GX9 H70 
RevealedFebruary 2018January 2011More modern by 87 months
Manual focus More exact focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1240k230kSharper display (+1010k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Panasonic GX9

 H70 GX9 

Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Sony H70

 GX9 H70 
Display size3"3"Same display measurements
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 size comparison

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

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony H70 as a Portrait photography camera
76
has manual focus
good MP (20 megapixels)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
comes with face detect focus
exports RAW files
30
MP count good (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
no manual control
no external flash support
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic GX9
Street photography with Sony H70
84
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
exports RAW files
has touch focus
good ISO range (25,600)
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Sports photography factors
Sony H70 Sports photography factors
72
quiet mode (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
comes with tracking focus
has phase detect auto focus
low battery power (260 CIPA)
36
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Travel photography information
Sony H70 Travel photography information
71
has bluetooth
has touch focus
good MP (20MP)
flash built-in
low battery power (260 CIPA)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
67
MP count good (16MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (25mm)
long zoom (250mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GX9 Landscape photography factors
Sony H70 Landscape photography factors
77
has manual focus
switch lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
no anti aliasing filter
good ISO range (25,600)
exports RAW files
low battery power (260 per charge)
43
fairly wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic GX9 as a Vlogging camera
Sony H70 as a Vlogging camera
35
touchscreen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
comes with face detect focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
missing mic jack
29
fairly wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic socket
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GX9 and Sony H70
 Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70
Type Advanced Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2018-02-13 2011-01-06
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine BIONZ
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5184 x 3888 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 25600 3200
Min native ISO 200 80
RAW photos
Min enhanced ISO 100 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 49 9
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Total lenses 107 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.8
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display size 3" 3"
Display resolution 1,240 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display technology - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,760 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1600s
Fastest quiet shutter speed 1/16000s -
Continuous shutter rate 9.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.00 m (at ISO 200) 3.60 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, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 MPEG-4
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 407g (0.90 lbs) 194g (0.43 lbs)
Physical dimensions 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") 102 x 58 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 images -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model - NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 1 1
Cost at release $1,000 $199