Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5
82 Imaging
60 Features
80 Overall
68
92 Imaging
33 Features
30 Overall
31
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 20MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- 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
- Introduced February 2018
(Full Review)
- 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 125 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
- 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
- Announced June 2010
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Overview
Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and HX5 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor measurements.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe GX9 was manufactured 7 years after the HX5 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX5 being a Compact camera.
Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the GX9 matches up versus the HX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Gallery
Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery and Sony HX5 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Sony HX5
GX9 | HX5 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Announced | February 2018 | June 2010 | Newer by 94 months | |
Manual focus | More exact focusing | |||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen resolution | 1240k | 230k | Sharper screen (+1010k dot) | |
Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Panasonic GX9
HX5 | GX9 |
---|
Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Sony HX5
GX9 | HX5 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Screen dimension | 3" | 3" | Identical screen measurements | |
Selfie screen | No selfie screen |
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison
If you are intending to travel with your camera, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 features exterior measurements of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).
Analyze the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the GX9 against the HX5.
Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GX9 and HX5 is 82 and 92 respectively.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The picture here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the GX9 and HX5.
As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GX9 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic GX9 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more recent GX9 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder
Photography Type Scores
Portrait Comparison
Street Comparison
Sports Comparison
Travel Comparison
Landscape Comparison
Vlogging Comparison
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX5 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 | |
---|---|---|
General Information | ||
Brand | Panasonic | Sony |
Model | Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 |
Class | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Compact |
Introduced | 2018-02-13 | 2010-06-16 |
Body design | Rangefinder-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | Venus Engine | Bionz |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.4" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.104 x 4.578mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 27.9mm² |
Sensor resolution | 20 megapixel | 10 megapixel |
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 | 3456 x 2592 |
Maximum native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
Lowest native ISO | 200 | 125 |
RAW pictures | ||
Lowest enhanced ISO | 100 | - |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 49 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 25-250mm (10.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/3.5-5.5 |
Macro focus range | - | 5cm |
Total lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Range of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of screen | 1,240 thousand dot | 230 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,760 thousand dot | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.7x | - |
Features | ||
Min shutter speed | 60 secs | 30 secs |
Max shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
Max silent shutter speed | 1/16000 secs | - |
Continuous shutter speed | 9.0 frames/s | 10.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Integrated flash | ||
Flash range | 6.00 m (at ISO 200) | 3.80 m |
Flash settings | 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 syncro |
Hot shoe | ||
AEB | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 | AVCHD |
Microphone input | ||
Headphone input | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | Yes | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 407 gr (0.90 lbs) | 200 gr (0.44 lbs) |
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 photographs | - |
Battery format | Battery Pack | - |
Battery model | - | NP-BG1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Storage media | SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported) | Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Cost at release | $1,000 | $275 |