Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V 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
- Released February 2018
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-384mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
- 245g - 105 x 59 x 34mm
- Announced July 2011
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V Overview
Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and HX9V (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.
Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firmsThe GX9 was introduced 6 years later than the HX9V and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.
Before we go into a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the GX9 grades vs the HX9V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic GX9 over the Sony HX9V
GX9 | HX9V | |||
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Announced | February 2018 | July 2011 | Fresher by 81 months | |
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen resolution | 1240k | 921k | Clearer screen (+319k dot) | |
Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony HX9V over the Panasonic GX9
HX9V | GX9 |
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Common features in the Panasonic GX9 and Sony HX9V
GX9 | HX9V | |||
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Manual focus | More exact focus | |||
Screen dimensions | 3" | 3" | Equal screen measurements | |
Selfie screen | Lacking selfie screen |
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V Physical Comparison
For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic GX9 offers outer dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") having a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony HX9V has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).
Compare the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the GX9 compared to the HX9V.
Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and HX9V is 82 and 91 respectively.
Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V Sensor Comparison
Usually, it can be tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and HX9V.
Clearly, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The GX9 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will give you extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures more aggressively. The younger GX9 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.
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Panasonic GX9 vs Sony HX9V Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Panasonic | Sony |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V |
Type | Advanced Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
Released | 2018-02-13 | 2011-07-19 |
Physical type | Rangefinder-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Powered by | Venus Engine | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 20 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Max resolution | 5184 x 3888 | 4608 x 3456 |
Max native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
Lowest native ISO | 200 | 100 |
RAW files | ||
Lowest enhanced ISO | 100 | - |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
AF touch | ||
Continuous AF | ||
AF single | ||
Tracking AF | ||
AF selectice | ||
AF center weighted | ||
AF multi area | ||
Live view AF | ||
Face detection AF | ||
Contract detection AF | ||
Phase detection AF | ||
Total focus points | 49 | 9 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-384mm (16.0x) |
Max aperture | - | f/3.3-5.9 |
Number of lenses | 107 | - |
Crop factor | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Type of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3 inches | 3 inches |
Resolution of screen | 1,240 thousand dots | 921 thousand dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Screen tech | - | XtraFine LCD display with TruBlack technology |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder type | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,760 thousand dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.7x | - |
Features | ||
Minimum shutter speed | 60 seconds | 30 seconds |
Fastest shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/1600 seconds |
Fastest silent shutter speed | 1/16000 seconds | - |
Continuous shutter rate | 9.0 frames/s | 10.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Custom WB | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | 6.00 m (at ISO 200) | 4.00 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 | ||
Auto exposure bracketing | ||
White balance bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment exposure | ||
Average exposure | ||
Spot exposure | ||
Partial exposure | ||
AF area exposure | ||
Center weighted exposure | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 1280 x 720 (30fps), 640 x 480 (30fps) |
Max video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Microphone support | ||
Headphone support | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | Eye-Fi Connected |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | Yes | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environment sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 407g (0.90 pounds) | 245g (0.54 pounds) |
Physical dimensions | 124 x 72 x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") | 105 x 59 x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 260 images | - |
Battery style | Battery Pack | - |
Battery ID | - | NP-BG1 |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
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 | One | One |
Pricing at release | $1,000 | $328 |