Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Key Specs
(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
(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
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.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe 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.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Gallery
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.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Sony H70
GX9 | H70 | |||
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Revealed | February 2018 | January 2011 | More modern by 87 months | |
Manual focus | More exact focusing | |||
Display type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting display | |
Display resolution | 1240k | 230k | Sharper display (+1010k dot) | |
Touch friendly display | Easily navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony H70 over the Panasonic GX9
H70 | GX9 |
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Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Sony H70
GX9 | H70 | |||
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Display size | 3" | 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).
See the Panasonic GX9 and Sony H70 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.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.
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 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony H70 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70 | |
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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 |