Panasonic GX9 vs Sony RX10

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic GX9 vs Sony RX10, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the GX9 (20MP) and the RX10 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the GX9 (Four Thirds) and RX10 (1") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The GX9 was released 3 years later than the RX10 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the GX9 grades vs the RX10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 has got physical dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Sony RX10 has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") accompanied by a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the GX9 against the RX10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and RX10 is 82 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The visual underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and RX10.

To sum up, both cameras offer the same exact megapixels albeit not the same sensor measurements. The GX9 offers the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The younger GX9 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.