Panasonic GX9 vs Sony TX7

Below, we will be contrasting the Panasonic GX9 and Sony TX7, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the GX9 (20MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the GX9 (Four Thirds) and TX7 (1/2.4") come with different sensor size.

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The GX9 was introduced 8 years later than the TX7 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX9 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the GX9 grades vs the TX7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GX9 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GX9 provides external dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony TX7 has dimensions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the GX9 vs the TX7.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GX9 and TX7 is 82 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GX9 and TX7.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GX9 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will render greater detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern GX9 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.